Okra — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Okra — Area harvested was 5,753 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for okra — area harvested in Iraq is 5,753 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 32.9% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 25,750 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Iraq ranks 15th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 12,450 ha | — |
| 1979 | 13,700 ha | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 16,000 ha | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 17,050 ha | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 19,525 ha | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 19,025 ha | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 19,475 ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 21,775 ha | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 19,525 ha | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 24,875 ha | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 18,275 ha | -26.5% |
| 1989 | 18,900 ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 18,225 ha | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 14,850 ha | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 18,000 ha | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 18,500 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 18,300 ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 18,500 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 18,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 18,500 ha | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 19,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 15,423 ha | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 16,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 15,500 ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 16,500 ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 16,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21,750 ha | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 19,500 ha | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 25,750 ha | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 22,400 ha | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 20,150 ha | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 20,257 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19,534 ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 19,859 ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17,620 ha | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 18,361 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 16,695 ha | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 7,985 ha | -52.2% |
| 2016 | 8,770 ha | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 10,458 ha | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 8,517 ha | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 10,990 ha | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 16,037 ha | +45.9% |
| 2021 | 12,498 ha | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 14,014 ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 4,330 ha | -69.1% |
| 2024 | 5,753 ha | +32.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 5,753 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,006 ha, 5.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 5,753 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 523 ha, 11.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,615 ha | 0 ha | 13,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,442 ha | 16,000 ha | 24,875 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,730 ha | 14,850 ha | 19,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,431 ha | 15,500 ha | 25,750 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,879 ha | 7,985 ha | 19,859 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,526 ha | 4,330 ha | 16,037 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 okra — area harvested in Iraq?
- Okra — area harvested in Iraq was 5,753 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 25,750 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for okra — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. 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 Okra — 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.