Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Iraq
Iraq: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production was 205,937 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 205,937 t for roots and tubers, total — production in 2024.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production in Iraq peaked at 897,000 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10,000 t, in 1961.
That places Iraq 121st out of 191 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 20,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 12,000 t | -40.0% |
| 1972 | 20,000 t | +66.7% |
| 1973 | 35,000 t | +75.0% |
| 1974 | 25,000 t | -28.6% |
| 1975 | 44,152 t | +76.6% |
| 1976 | 74,173 t | +68.0% |
| 1977 | 64,389 t | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 103,978 t | +61.5% |
| 1979 | 87,900 t | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 97,000 t | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 104,100 t | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 93,000 t | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 104,600 t | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 119,600 t | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 148,600 t | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 125,800 t | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 168,200 t | +33.7% |
| 1988 | 143,800 t | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 225,800 t | +57.0% |
| 1990 | 194,600 t | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 167,360 t | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 215,000 t | +28.5% |
| 1993 | 405,832 t | +88.8% |
| 1994 | 418,479 t | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 417,000 t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 586,000 t | +40.5% |
| 1997 | 587,000 t | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 590,000 t | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 730,000 t | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 545,000 t | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 623,000 t | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 897,000 t | +44.0% |
| 2003 | 872,000 t | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 630,000 t | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 808,000 t | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 794,000 t | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 598,000 t | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 348,773 t | -41.7% |
| 2009 | 223,147 t | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 204,597 t | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 557,401 t | +172.4% |
| 2012 | 586,000 t | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 647,337 t | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 402,302 t | -37.9% |
| 2015 | 162,915 t | -59.5% |
| 2016 | 193,127 t | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 271,029 t | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 167,902 t | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 397,901 t | +137.0% |
| 2020 | 683,069 t | +71.7% |
| 2021 | 476,106 t | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 279,918 t | -41.2% |
| 2023 | 238,369 t | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 205,937 t | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,556 t | 10,000 t | 15,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,659 t | 12,000 t | 103,978 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 133,050 t | 93,000 t | 225,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,127 t | 167,360 t | 730,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 633,892 t | 223,147 t | 897,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 359,051 t | 162,915 t | 647,337 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 376,680 t | 205,937 t | 683,069 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 118 Georgia 221,500 t compare
- 119 Equatorial Guinea 219,367 t compare
- 120 Fiji 210,957 t compare
- 122 Costa Rica 204,719 t compare
- 123 Solomon Islands 203,497 t compare
- 124 North Macedonia 200,983 t 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 roots and tubers, total — production in Iraq?
- Roots and tubers, total — production in Iraq was 205,937 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 897,000 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 t in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for roots and tubers, total — production?
- Iraq ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Production. 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.