Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production in Iraq
Iraq: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production was 29,523 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production in Iraq stood at 29,523 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production in Iraq peaked at 386,000 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12,842 t, in 2017.
That places Iraq 97th out of 140 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,934 t | — |
| 1962 | 48,795 t | +35.8% |
| 1963 | 52,110 t | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 67,679 t | +29.9% |
| 1965 | 83,571 t | +23.5% |
| 1966 | 82,314 t | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 90,010 t | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 91,028 t | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 81,758 t | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 71,567 t | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 98,099 t | +37.1% |
| 1972 | 78,298 t | -20.2% |
| 1973 | 81,922 t | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 100,329 t | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 87,911 t | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 75,565 t | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 81,257 t | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 70,187 t | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 80,700 t | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 128,000 t | +58.6% |
| 1981 | 149,600 t | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 113,200 t | -24.3% |
| 1983 | 71,600 t | -36.7% |
| 1984 | 96,900 t | +35.3% |
| 1985 | 174,600 t | +80.2% |
| 1986 | 157,300 t | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 88,200 t | -43.9% |
| 1988 | 122,300 t | +38.7% |
| 1989 | 129,200 t | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 118,900 t | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 43,860 t | -63.1% |
| 1992 | 70,000 t | +59.6% |
| 1993 | 66,724 t | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 70,148 t | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 75,000 t | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 85,000 t | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 98,000 t | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 120,000 t | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 151,000 t | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 139,000 t | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 386,000 t | +177.7% |
| 2002 | 156,000 t | -59.6% |
| 2003 | 116,000 t | -25.6% |
| 2004 | 115,000 t | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 162,000 t | +40.9% |
| 2006 | 98,000 t | -39.5% |
| 2007 | 125,734 t | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 116,807 t | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 45,735 t | -60.8% |
| 2010 | 44,596 t | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 90,247 t | +102.4% |
| 2012 | 124,693 t | +38.2% |
| 2013 | 129,003 t | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 75,085 t | -41.8% |
| 2015 | 18,583 t | -75.3% |
| 2016 | 13,592 t | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 12,842 t | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 13,024 t | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 29,471 t | +126.3% |
| 2020 | 65,829 t | +123.4% |
| 2021 | 74,177 t | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 75,469 t | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 27,360 t | -63.7% |
| 2024 | 29,523 t | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,355 t | 35,934 t | 91,028 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 82,584 t | 70,187 t | 100,329 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,090 t | 71,600 t | 174,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,863 t | 43,860 t | 151,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 146,028 t | 45,735 t | 386,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,114 t | 12,842 t | 129,003 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,472 t | 27,360 t | 75,469 t | 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production in Iraq?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production in Iraq was 29,523 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 386,000 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,842 t in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production?
- Iraq ranks 97th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production. 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.