Sesame seed — Food supply in Iraq
Iraq: Sesame seed — Food supply was 45,747 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Food supply in Iraq, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, sesame seed — food supply in Iraq stood at 45,747 million Kcal.
The figure is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — food supply in Iraq peaked at 52,002 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20,576 million Kcal, in 2014.
That places Iraq 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Food supply in Iraq, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23,528 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 24,951 million Kcal | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 26,771 million Kcal | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 30,153 million Kcal | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 20,576 million Kcal | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 31,081 million Kcal | +51.1% |
| 2016 | 37,542 million Kcal | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 24,792 million Kcal | -34.0% |
| 2018 | 52,002 million Kcal | +109.7% |
| 2019 | 40,210 million Kcal | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 44,112 million Kcal | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 25,188 million Kcal | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 36,780 million Kcal | +46.0% |
| 2023 | 45,747 million Kcal | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31,161 million Kcal | 20,576 million Kcal | 52,002 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,957 million Kcal | 25,188 million Kcal | 45,747 million Kcal | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — food supply in Iraq?
- Sesame seed — food supply in Iraq was 45,747 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — food supply recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 52,002 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — food supply recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,576 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for sesame seed — food supply?
- Iraq ranks 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — food supply rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.