Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Iraq
Iraq: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield was 1,026 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1,026 kg/ha for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Iraq peaked at 1,109 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 251 kg/ha, in 1961.
Iraq ranks 57th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 251 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 266.4 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 256.6 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 290.6 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 352.9 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1966 | 349 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 361.8 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 386.3 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 410.4 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 446.9 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 406.9 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 407.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 362.2 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 428.8 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 420.1 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 405.5 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 377.8 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 308.5 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 370.8 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1980 | 390.4 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 368.3 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 414.9 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 345.9 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 342.8 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 344.8 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 382.7 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 365.9 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 419 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 388.5 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 436.9 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 418.6 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 440.3 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 538.9 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 505.7 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 525.8 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 559.3 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 473 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 436.2 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 461.5 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 486.9 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 558.1 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 646.8 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 561.8 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 628.7 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 507.3 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 537.8 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 598.1 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 653.4 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 626.8 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 657.2 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 693.4 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 518.8 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 495.6 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 910.1 kg/ha | +83.6% |
| 2015 | 766.5 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 759.5 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 700.4 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 763.2 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 692.9 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 715.4 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 864.6 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 863.9 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,109 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 1,026 kg/ha | -7.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1,026 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 601.5 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1,026 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 845.6 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +83.6% | 495.6 kg/ha | 910.1 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 325 kg/ha | 251 kg/ha | 410.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 393.5 kg/ha | 308.5 kg/ha | 446.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 376.32 kg/ha | 342.8 kg/ha | 419 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 479.62 kg/ha | 418.6 kg/ha | 559.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 580.57 kg/ha | 486.9 kg/ha | 653.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 695.76 kg/ha | 495.6 kg/ha | 910.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 915.68 kg/ha | 715.4 kg/ha | 1,109 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 54 Algeria 1,105 kg/ha compare
- 55 Greece 1,065 kg/ha compare
- 56 South Africa 1,034 kg/ha compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 998.4 kg/ha compare
- 59 Finland 992.4 kg/ha compare
- 60 New Zealand 987.3 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Iraq?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Iraq was 1,026 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,109 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 251 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield?
- Iraq ranks 57th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Yield. 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.