Sesame seed — Yield in Iraq
Iraq: Sesame seed — Yield was 1,229 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Yield in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — yield in Iraq is 1,229 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — yield in Iraq peaked at 1,630 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 383.1 kg/ha, in 1984.
That places Iraq 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Yield in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 532.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 565.1 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 675.3 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 740.6 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 677.7 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 727.6 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 748.4 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 751.6 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 752.8 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 783.8 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 823.5 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 589.8 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 1973 | 432.3 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1974 | 550.5 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 651 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1976 | 585.2 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 504.7 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 477.8 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 517.8 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 482.2 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 568.7 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 570 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 575.4 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 383.1 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 1985 | 485.7 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 1986 | 571.4 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 539.3 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 625 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 660.3 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 604.3 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 575.5 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 611.4 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 608.7 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 608.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 608.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 608.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 608.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 608.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 608.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 608.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 608.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,222 kg/ha | +100.8% |
| 2003 | 792.1 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 2004 | 859.5 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 676.1 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 742.3 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 749.4 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,118 kg/ha | +49.2% |
| 2009 | 608.8 kg/ha | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 1,017 kg/ha | +67.1% |
| 2011 | 1,118 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 978.8 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 736.7 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 1,630 kg/ha | +121.2% |
| 2015 | 936.4 kg/ha | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 875.3 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 934.2 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 890.7 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 787 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 993.3 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 1,103 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1,109 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,498 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 2024 | 1,229 kg/ha | -18.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1,229 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 804.7 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1,229 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,000 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +121.2% | 736.7 kg/ha | 1,630 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +100.8% | 608.7 kg/ha | 1,222 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 685.78 kg/ha | 532.9 kg/ha | 752.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 591.64 kg/ha | 432.3 kg/ha | 823.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 546.11 kg/ha | 383.1 kg/ha | 660.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 605.21 kg/ha | 575.5 kg/ha | 611.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 798.57 kg/ha | 608.7 kg/ha | 1,222 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 990.47 kg/ha | 736.7 kg/ha | 1,630 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,187 kg/ha | 993.3 kg/ha | 1,498 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 561.2 kg/ha compare
- 9 Nigeria 1,286 kg/ha compare
- 10 Cameroon 1,250 kg/ha compare
- 11 Jordan 1,235 kg/ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 434.4 kg/ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 425.1 kg/ha compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 1,216 kg/ha compare
- 14 Gambia 1,147 kg/ha compare
- 15 USSR 1,122 kg/ha 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 sesame seed — yield in Iraq?
- Sesame seed — yield in Iraq was 1,229 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,630 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 383.1 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does Iraq rank for sesame seed — yield?
- Iraq ranks 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — yield rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.