Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 5,625 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 5,625 ha for onions and shallots, green — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.8% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 22,918 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,315 ha, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 15th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,305 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,733 ha | -10.8% |
| 1963 | 5,258 ha | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 5,666 ha | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 6,657 ha | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 7,095 ha | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 7,426 ha | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 7,632 ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 7,423 ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 7,275 ha | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 7,018 ha | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 7,916 ha | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 7,820 ha | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 4,950 ha | -36.7% |
| 1975 | 4,763 ha | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 4,125 ha | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 6,000 ha | +45.5% |
| 1978 | 4,460 ha | -25.7% |
| 1979 | 3,850 ha | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 3,400 ha | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 4,175 ha | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 4,525 ha | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 5,150 ha | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 7,700 ha | +49.5% |
| 1985 | 10,000 ha | +29.9% |
| 1986 | 13,725 ha | +37.2% |
| 1987 | 10,450 ha | -23.9% |
| 1988 | 11,350 ha | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 9,825 ha | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 12,775 ha | +30.0% |
| 1991 | 5,150 ha | -59.7% |
| 1992 | 6,500 ha | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 7,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 6,500 ha | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 6,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 6,100 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 6,200 ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7,708 ha | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 8,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 8,600 ha | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 9,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 10,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 15,500 ha | +55.0% |
| 2005 | 17,200 ha | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 19,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 21,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 22,918 ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 19,744 ha | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 17,075 ha | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 19,195 ha | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 19,374 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 18,286 ha | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 13,809 ha | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 4,354 ha | -68.5% |
| 2016 | 4,560 ha | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 7,600 ha | +66.7% |
| 2018 | 4,397 ha | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 5,813 ha | +32.2% |
| 2020 | 3,315 ha | -43.0% |
| 2021 | 5,477 ha | +65.2% |
| 2022 | 4,598 ha | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 3,499 ha | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 5,625 ha | +60.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,355 ha | 4,733 ha | 7,632 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,818 ha | 3,850 ha | 7,916 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,030 ha | 3,400 ha | 13,725 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,993 ha | 5,150 ha | 12,775 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,096 ha | 8,000 ha | 22,918 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,446 ha | 4,354 ha | 19,374 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,503 ha | 3,315 ha | 5,625 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 12 Mexico 8,437 ha compare
- 13 New Zealand 5,923 ha compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 5,923 ha compare
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 4,059 ha compare
- 17 Ethiopia 3,041 ha compare
- 18 France 2,350 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)
- 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, green — area harvested in Iraq?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Iraq was 5,625 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 22,918 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,315 ha in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 15th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. 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, green — 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.