Sugar cane yields in Iraq
Iraq: Sugar cane yields was 20 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in Iraq, 1970–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 20 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2017.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Iraq peaked at 64.81 tonnes per hectare in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10.77 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Iraq ranks 99th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.34 tonnes per hectare | 27.13 tonnes per hectare | 64.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.62 tonnes per hectare | 19.32 tonnes per hectare | 56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1 tonnes per hectare | 13 tonnes per hectare | 28.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.16 tonnes per hectare | 10.77 tonnes per hectare | 23.95 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.9 tonnes per hectare | 15.98 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 cane yields in Iraq?
- Sugar cane yields in Iraq was 20 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 64.81 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.77 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Iraq rank for sugar cane yields?
- Iraq ranks 99th out of 110 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.