Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 10,284 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Iraq stood at 10,284 ha.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 108,306 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,656 ha, in 2015.
That places Iraq 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil 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 | 45,075 ha | +23.2% |
| 1986 | 49,150 ha | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 50,375 ha | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 46,650 ha | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 67,590 ha | +44.9% |
| 1990 | 108,306 ha | +60.2% |
| 1991 | 54,001 ha | -50.1% |
| 1992 | 88,945 ha | +64.7% |
| 1993 | 105,092 ha | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 92,997 ha | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 87,880 ha | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 94,870 ha | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 79,130 ha | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 95,101 ha | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 92,650 ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 57,920 ha | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 82,550 ha | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 93,670 ha | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 75,180 ha | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 72,225 ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 91,425 ha | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 72,350 ha | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 60,495 ha | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 34,224 ha | -43.4% |
| 2009 | 35,463 ha | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 48,530 ha | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 45,914 ha | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 40,552 ha | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 38,853 ha | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 12,538 ha | -67.7% |
| 2015 | 6,656 ha | -46.9% |
| 2016 | 7,446 ha | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 8,564 ha | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 7,483 ha | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 15,797 ha | +111.1% |
| 2020 | 15,037 ha | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 12,592 ha | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 11,775 ha | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 9,478 ha | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 10,284 ha | +8.5% |
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 | 42,906 ha | 30,325 ha | 67,590 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,897 ha | 54,001 ha | 108,306 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,550 ha | 34,224 ha | 93,670 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,233 ha | 6,656 ha | 48,530 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,833 ha | 9,478 ha | 15,037 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Iraq?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Iraq was 10,284 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 108,306 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,656 ha in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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, Oil 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.