Rye yields in Iraq
Iraq: Rye yields was 4.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rye yields in Iraq, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4.24 tonnes per hectare for rye yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Iraq peaked at 5.1 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.3 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
Iraq ranks 8th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Rye yields in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2014 | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 2020 | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4.24 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 tonnes per hectare, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | 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 rye yields in Iraq?
- Rye yields in Iraq was 4.24 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for rye yields?
- Iraq ranks 8th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.