Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -16.08 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Iraq is -16.08 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 210.7 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -76.22 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 154th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 30 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | -23.23 % change on previous year | -177.4% |
| 1972 | 100.4 % change on previous year | -532.2% |
| 1973 | 75 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1974 | -14.29 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 1975 | 74.13 % change on previous year | -618.9% |
| 1976 | 46.76 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1977 | -23.2 % change on previous year | -149.6% |
| 1978 | 17.51 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 1979 | -12.92 % change on previous year | -173.8% |
| 1980 | -24.9 % change on previous year | +92.7% |
| 1981 | 18.78 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 1982 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 1983 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -153.5% |
| 1984 | 38.94 % change on previous year | +1018.2% |
| 1985 | 20.83 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1986 | -10.37 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
| 1987 | 35.46 % change on previous year | -442.1% |
| 1988 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1989 | 27.03 % change on previous year | -774.1% |
| 1990 | -9.67 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 1991 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1992 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1993 | 93.54 % change on previous year | -9173.5% |
| 1994 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1995 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1996 | 26.92 % change on previous year | +701.5% |
| 1997 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 16.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | -12.43 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 2001 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2002 | 38.82 % change on previous year | -2105.5% |
| 2003 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2004 | -24.39 % change on previous year | +757.7% |
| 2005 | 31.61 % change on previous year | -229.6% |
| 2006 | -11.76 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2007 | -26 % change on previous year | +121.0% |
| 2008 | -0.9009 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2009 | -40.32 % change on previous year | +4375.7% |
| 2010 | -33.9 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 210.7 % change on previous year | -721.5% |
| 2012 | 7.56 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2013 | -12.77 % change on previous year | -269.0% |
| 2014 | -32.15 % change on previous year | +151.8% |
| 2015 | -76.22 % change on previous year | +137.1% |
| 2016 | 27.05 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 2017 | 23.55 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2018 | -36.14 % change on previous year | -253.4% |
| 2019 | 128.66 % change on previous year | -456.0% |
| 2020 | 71.88 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2021 | -20.65 % change on previous year | -128.7% |
| 2022 | -34.11 % change on previous year | +65.2% |
| 2023 | -28.91 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 2024 | -16.08 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +9173.5% | -1.03 % change on previous year | 93.54 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -4375.7% | -0.9009 % change on previous year | -40.32 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +2105.5% | -1.94 % change on previous year | 38.82 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +1018.2% | 3.48 % change on previous year | 38.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 27.02 % change on previous year | -23.23 % change on previous year | 100.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.87 % change on previous year | -24.9 % change on previous year | 38.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.69 % change on previous year | -9.67 % change on previous year | 93.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.02 % change on previous year | -40.32 % change on previous year | 38.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.63 % change on previous year | -76.22 % change on previous year | 210.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.57 % change on previous year | -34.11 % change on previous year | 71.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 151 Kuwait -12.71 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Belarus -13.5 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Jordan -16.03 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Melanesia -17.51 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Lebanon -18.98 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Jamaica -20.76 % change on previous year 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)
- 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 potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Iraq was -16.08 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 210.7 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -76.22 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.