Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Iraq
Iraq: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply was 10 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Iraq, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Iraq stood at 10 mg/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.2% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Iraq peaked at 26 mg/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10 mg/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Iraq 158th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Iraq, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 17 mg/cap/d | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 19 mg/cap/d | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 20 mg/cap/d | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 21 mg/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 19 mg/cap/d | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 17 mg/cap/d | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 16 mg/cap/d | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 15 mg/cap/d | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 18 mg/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 26 mg/cap/d | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 20 mg/cap/d | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 17 mg/cap/d | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 10 mg/cap/d | -41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8 mg/cap/d | 15 mg/cap/d | 21 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.25 mg/cap/d | 10 mg/cap/d | 26 mg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 156 Mauritania 14 mg/cap/d compare
- 157 Thailand 11 mg/cap/d compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 9 mg/cap/d compare
- 160 Naoero 8 mg/cap/d compare
- 160 Yemen 8 mg/cap/d 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, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Iraq?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Iraq was 10 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 26 mg/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 mg/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply?
- Iraq ranks 158th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.