Sorghum — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Sorghum — Area harvested was 3,437 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Iraq stood at 3,437 ha.
The figure is up 92.4% on the previous year and down 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 38,296 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 964 ha, in 2021.
Iraq ranks 77th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,794 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,701 ha | -30.8% |
| 1963 | 5,555 ha | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 6,290 ha | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 6,572 ha | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 6,459 ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 7,085 ha | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 5,681 ha | -19.8% |
| 1969 | 3,140 ha | -44.7% |
| 1970 | 4,346 ha | +38.4% |
| 1971 | 6,000 ha | +38.1% |
| 1972 | 7,435 ha | +23.9% |
| 1973 | 6,070 ha | -18.4% |
| 1974 | 3,836 ha | -36.8% |
| 1975 | 5,263 ha | +37.2% |
| 1976 | 9,435 ha | +79.3% |
| 1977 | 11,875 ha | +25.9% |
| 1978 | 4,615 ha | -61.1% |
| 1979 | 5,500 ha | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 5,800 ha | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 6,200 ha | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 6,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4,200 ha | -32.3% |
| 1984 | 3,325 ha | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 2,950 ha | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 2,750 ha | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 2,050 ha | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 2,050 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,100 ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 2,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 2,356 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2,400 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3,500 ha | +45.8% |
| 1995 | 4,500 ha | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,000 ha | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,000 ha | +133.3% |
| 2004 | 9,000 ha | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 12,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 14,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 18,000 ha | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 26,075 ha | +44.9% |
| 2009 | 24,282 ha | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 17,094 ha | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 21,063 ha | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 38,296 ha | +81.8% |
| 2013 | 15,472 ha | -59.6% |
| 2014 | 21,358 ha | +38.0% |
| 2015 | 15,650 ha | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 10,315 ha | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 2,766 ha | -73.2% |
| 2018 | 1,906 ha | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 2,296 ha | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 4,050 ha | +76.4% |
| 2021 | 964 ha | -76.2% |
| 2022 | 2,126 ha | +120.5% |
| 2023 | 1,786 ha | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 3,437 ha | +92.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3,437 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,373 ha, 41% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3,437 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,353 ha, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,809 ha | 3,140 ha | 7,085 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,438 ha | 3,836 ha | 11,875 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,762 ha | 2,050 ha | 6,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,726 ha | 2,200 ha | 5,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,936 ha | 3,000 ha | 26,075 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,622 ha | 1,906 ha | 38,296 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,473 ha | 964 ha | 4,050 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 74 Colombia 3,820 ha compare
- 75 Yugoslav SFR 3,814 ha compare
- 76 Oman 3,444 ha compare
- 78 Serbia and Montenegro 3,066 ha compare
- 79 Serbia 2,624 ha compare
- 80 Madagascar 2,447 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 sorghum — area harvested in Iraq?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Iraq was 3,437 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 38,296 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 964 ha in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.9%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested. 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.