Potatoes — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Potatoes — Area harvested was 7,523 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Iraq stood at 7,523 ha.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 52,750 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 998 ha, in 1971.
That places Iraq 95th out of 153 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,300 ha | +30.0% |
| 1971 | 998 ha | -23.2% |
| 1972 | 2,000 ha | +100.4% |
| 1973 | 3,500 ha | +75.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 5,224 ha | +74.1% |
| 1976 | 7,667 ha | +46.8% |
| 1977 | 5,888 ha | -23.2% |
| 1978 | 6,919 ha | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 6,025 ha | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 4,525 ha | -24.9% |
| 1981 | 5,375 ha | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 5,025 ha | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 5,200 ha | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 7,225 ha | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 8,730 ha | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 7,825 ha | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 10,600 ha | +35.5% |
| 1988 | 10,175 ha | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 12,925 ha | +27.0% |
| 1990 | 11,675 ha | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 12,125 ha | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 12,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 23,225 ha | +93.5% |
| 1994 | 25,155 ha | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 26,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 33,000 ha | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 38,000 ha | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 38,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44,250 ha | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 38,750 ha | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 38,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 52,750 ha | +38.8% |
| 2003 | 51,250 ha | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 38,750 ha | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 51,000 ha | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 45,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 33,300 ha | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 33,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 19,694 ha | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 13,017 ha | -33.9% |
| 2011 | 40,444 ha | +210.7% |
| 2012 | 43,500 ha | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 37,945 ha | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 25,745 ha | -32.2% |
| 2015 | 6,122 ha | -76.2% |
| 2016 | 7,778 ha | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 9,610 ha | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 6,137 ha | -36.1% |
| 2019 | 14,033 ha | +128.7% |
| 2020 | 24,120 ha | +71.9% |
| 2021 | 19,139 ha | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 12,610 ha | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 8,965 ha | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 7,523 ha | -16.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 7,523 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,744 ha, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 7,523 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,647 ha, 48% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +210.7% | 13,017 ha | 40,444 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,252 ha | 998 ha | 7,667 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,760 ha | 4,525 ha | 12,925 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,343 ha | 11,675 ha | 44,250 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,149 ha | 19,694 ha | 52,750 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,433 ha | 6,122 ha | 43,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,471 ha | 7,523 ha | 24,120 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 potatoes — area harvested in Iraq?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Iraq was 7,523 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 52,750 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 998 ha in 1971.
- How does Iraq rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. 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 Potatoes — 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.