Potatoes — Production, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0043 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — production, per capita in Iraq is 0.0043 t per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0345 t per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 t per person, in 1968.
Iraq ranks 108th of 137 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 — Production, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 t per person | +44.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 t per person | +28.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 t per person | -42.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 t per person | +61.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 t per person | +69.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 t per person | -31.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 t per person | +70.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0062 t per person | +62.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0052 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0082 t per person | +56.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 t per person | -18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0065 t per person | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.007 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 t per person | +21.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 t per person | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 t per person | +30.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 t per person | -16.5% |
| 1989 | 0.013 t per person | +52.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0111 t per person | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0094 t per person | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0117 t per person | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0211 t per person | +79.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0208 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.02 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0273 t per person | +36.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0265 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0258 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 t per person | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0223 t per person | -27.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0247 t per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0345 t per person | +39.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0325 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 t per person | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0284 t per person | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0277 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0211 t per person | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 0.012 t per person | -42.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 t per person | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 t per person | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0173 t per person | +163.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0174 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0183 t per person | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.011 t per person | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 t per person | -60.6% |
| 2016 | 0.005 t per person | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 t per person | +36.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 t per person | -39.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 t per person | +131.6% |
| 2020 | 0.016 t per person | +68.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 t per person | -32.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 t per person | -43.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 t per person | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 t per person | -16.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0043 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0355 t per person, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0043 t per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.017 t per person, 25% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0082 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 t per person | 0.0065 t per person | 0.013 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0205 t per person | 0.0094 t per person | 0.0309 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0234 t per person | 0.0074 t per person | 0.0345 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0183 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 t per person | 0.0043 t per person | 0.016 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 — production, per capita in Iraq?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Iraq was 0.0043 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0345 t per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 t per person in 1968.
- How does Iraq rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 108th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.