Other beans, green — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Other beans, green — Area harvested was 156 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other beans, green — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other beans, green — area harvested in Iraq stood at 156 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.1% on the previous year and down 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other beans, green — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 3,000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 156 ha, in 2024.
That places Iraq 84th out of 112 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.
Other beans, green — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 331 ha | — |
| 1962 | 394 ha | +19.0% |
| 1963 | 368 ha | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 736 ha | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 783 ha | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 783 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 788 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 851 ha | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 934 ha | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 1,125 ha | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 652 ha | -42.0% |
| 1972 | 648 ha | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 607 ha | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 222 ha | -63.4% |
| 1975 | 521 ha | +134.7% |
| 1976 | 205 ha | -60.7% |
| 1977 | 595 ha | +190.2% |
| 1978 | 828 ha | +39.2% |
| 1979 | 600 ha | -27.5% |
| 1980 | 550 ha | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 650 ha | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 550 ha | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 475 ha | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 575 ha | +21.1% |
| 1985 | 1,575 ha | +173.9% |
| 1986 | 525 ha | -66.7% |
| 1987 | 500 ha | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 375 ha | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 538 ha | +43.5% |
| 1990 | 680 ha | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 600 ha | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 620 ha | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 630 ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 625 ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 630 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 620 ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,230 ha | +98.4% |
| 1998 | 1,040 ha | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 1,500 ha | +44.2% |
| 2000 | 2,400 ha | +60.0% |
| 2001 | 3,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 1,750 ha | -41.7% |
| 2003 | 1,000 ha | -42.9% |
| 2004 | 1,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 1,250 ha | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 1,500 ha | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 1,350 ha | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1,650 ha | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 580 ha | -64.8% |
| 2010 | 941 ha | +62.2% |
| 2011 | 1,039 ha | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1,273 ha | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 1,621 ha | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 1,200 ha | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 394 ha | -67.2% |
| 2016 | 683 ha | +73.4% |
| 2017 | 390 ha | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 346 ha | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 541 ha | +56.4% |
| 2020 | 587 ha | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 680 ha | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 663 ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 211 ha | -68.2% |
| 2024 | 156 ha | -26.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 156 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,075 ha, 8% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 156 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 426 ha, 37% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 663.11 ha | 331 ha | 934 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 600.3 ha | 205 ha | 1,125 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 631.3 ha | 375 ha | 1,575 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 817.5 ha | 600 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,598 ha | 580 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 842.8 ha | 346 ha | 1,621 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 459.4 ha | 156 ha | 680 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)
- 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 other beans, green — area harvested in Iraq?
- Other beans, green — area harvested in Iraq was 156 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest other beans, green — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 156 ha in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for other beans, green — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 84th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other beans, green — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.0%. 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 Other beans, 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.