Potato yields in Iraq
Iraq: Potato yields was 26.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Iraq is 26.03 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Iraq peaked at 27.98 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.33 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Iraq ranks 55th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | 14.13 tonnes per hectare | 21.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.38 tonnes per hectare | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | 17.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.41 tonnes per hectare | 10.57 tonnes per hectare | 17.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.95 tonnes per hectare | 13.47 tonnes per hectare | 27.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.07 tonnes per hectare | 21.46 tonnes per hectare | 27.98 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.90 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Iraq?
- Potato yields in Iraq was 26.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 27.98 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Iraq rank for potato yields?
- Iraq ranks 55th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.