Sugar beet yields in Iraq
Iraq: Sugar beet yields was 4.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 65th out of 65 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.
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 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.90 million hectares (2023)
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 65th out of 65 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.