Starchy Roots — Food supply in Iraq
Iraq: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 202,803 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Iraq, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Iraq stood at 202,803 million Kcal. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Iraq peaked at 524,684 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 202,803 million Kcal, in 2023.
That places Iraq 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Iraq, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 235,808 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 259,648 million Kcal | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 304,862 million Kcal | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 335,681 million Kcal | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 370,380 million Kcal | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 332,982 million Kcal | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 304,430 million Kcal | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 306,560 million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 286,903 million Kcal | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 347,639 million Kcal | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 524,684 million Kcal | +50.9% |
| 2021 | 408,094 million Kcal | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 351,123 million Kcal | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 202,803 million Kcal | -42.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 202,803 million Kcal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,440 million Kcal, 83% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 202,803 million Kcal is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 202,803 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 308,489 million Kcal | 235,808 million Kcal | 370,380 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 371,676 million Kcal | 202,803 million Kcal | 524,684 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)
- 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 starchy roots — food supply in Iraq?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Iraq was 202,803 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 524,684 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,803 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Iraq ranks 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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 Starchy Roots — 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.