Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 3,169 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Iraq is 3,169 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 104,675 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,730 ha, in 2023.
That places Iraq 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,536 ha | — |
| 1962 | 55,913 ha | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 46,879 ha | -16.2% |
| 1964 | 61,098 ha | +30.3% |
| 1965 | 63,879 ha | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 65,304 ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 71,340 ha | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 69,665 ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 67,983 ha | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 71,730 ha | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 62,661 ha | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 56,502 ha | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 54,067 ha | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 43,012 ha | -20.4% |
| 1975 | 46,098 ha | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 46,812 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 40,088 ha | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 41,643 ha | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 45,425 ha | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 38,950 ha | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 31,750 ha | -18.5% |
| 1982 | 30,325 ha | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 32,600 ha | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 36,600 ha | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 41,575 ha | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 45,650 ha | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 46,875 ha | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 43,150 ha | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 64,090 ha | +48.5% |
| 1990 | 104,675 ha | +63.3% |
| 1991 | 51,975 ha | -50.3% |
| 1992 | 84,893 ha | +63.3% |
| 1993 | 100,750 ha | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 88,910 ha | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 84,080 ha | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 91,320 ha | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 75,530 ha | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 91,451 ha | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 89,650 ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 55,920 ha | -37.6% |
| 2001 | 80,850 ha | +44.6% |
| 2002 | 92,050 ha | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 73,930 ha | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 71,275 ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 90,498 ha | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 71,429 ha | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 57,695 ha | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 30,824 ha | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 31,413 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 43,830 ha | +39.5% |
| 2011 | 41,371 ha | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 36,052 ha | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 34,203 ha | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 8,008 ha | -76.6% |
| 2015 | 4,655 ha | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 5,127 ha | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 5,901 ha | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 4,237 ha | -28.2% |
| 2019 | 6,077 ha | +43.4% |
| 2020 | 8,397 ha | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 4,422 ha | -47.3% |
| 2022 | 4,296 ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,730 ha | -36.5% |
| 2024 | 3,169 ha | +16.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3,169 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,712 ha, 15% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3,169 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,642 ha, 27% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,622 ha | 46,879 ha | 71,340 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,804 ha | 40,088 ha | 71,730 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,156 ha | 30,325 ha | 64,090 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,323 ha | 51,975 ha | 104,675 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,588 ha | 30,824 ha | 92,050 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,946 ha | 4,237 ha | 43,830 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,603 ha | 2,730 ha | 8,397 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 144 Fiji 3,553 ha compare
- 145 Dominica 3,322 ha compare
- 146 Luxembourg 3,267 ha compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 3,109 ha compare
- 149 New Caledonia 3,042 ha compare
- 150 New Zealand 2,858 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1178 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2022 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Iraq?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Iraq was 3,169 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 104,675 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,730 ha in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.