Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq is 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.2% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.0258 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Iraq ranks 91st of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -74.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -74.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0024 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0291 ha per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0024 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0167 ha per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +100.0% | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 88 Kazakhstan 0.0029 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Georgia 0.0027 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Oman 0.0024 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Ireland 0.002 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Haiti 0.002 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 French Polynesia 0.0017 ha per square kilometre 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0258 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 91st out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.