Sugar beet yields in Iraq
Iraq: Sugar beet yields was 4.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.19 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
66th
of 66 countries
All-time high
27.27 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
4.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar beet yields in Iraq stood at 4.19 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Iraq peaked at 27.27 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.19 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Iraq 66th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.86 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 14.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.82 tonnes per hectare | -38.2% |
| 1965 | 16.26 tonnes per hectare | +84.3% |
| 1966 | 23.23 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1967 | 23.73 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 22.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 17.36 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1970 | 24.07 tonnes per hectare | +38.7% |
| 1971 | 17.56 tonnes per hectare | -27.1% |
| 1972 | 23.94 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 1973 | 20.94 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 20.91 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 24.36 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 23.66 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 26.08 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 24.63 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 18.37 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 1980 | 19.39 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 17.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | -60.1% |
| 1983 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +200.0% |
| 1985 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 25 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 25.85 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 25.11 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 24.38 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 22.9 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 22.17 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 21.43 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 20.69 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 19.96 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 19.22 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 18.48 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 16.72 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 16.25 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.86 tonnes per hectare | -38.0% |
| 2007 | 10.29 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 9.71 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 10.29 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 9.57 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 8.05 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 7.62 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 5.21 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4.19 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.89 tonnes per hectare, 15% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 4.19 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.91 tonnes per hectare, 9% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +200.0% | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 25 tonnes per hectare |
| 1965 | +84.3% | 8.82 tonnes per hectare | 16.26 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | -60.1% | 17.67 tonnes per hectare | 7.05 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.64 tonnes per hectare | 8.82 tonnes per hectare | 23.73 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.45 tonnes per hectare | 17.56 tonnes per hectare | 26.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.52 tonnes per hectare | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | 27.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.54 tonnes per hectare | 19.22 tonnes per hectare | 25.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.67 tonnes per hectare | 9.71 tonnes per hectare | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.21 tonnes per hectare | 9.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sugar beet yields in Iraq?
- Sugar beet yields in Iraq was 4.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 27.27 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for sugar beet yields?
- Iraq ranks 66th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.