Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food in Iraq
Iraq: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food was 982 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food in Iraq, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar (raw equivalent) — food in Iraq stood at 982 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — food in Iraq peaked at 982 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 579 1000 t, in 2010.
Iraq ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 579 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 585 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 626 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 654 1000 t | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 640 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 640 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 636 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 656 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 714 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 702 1000 t | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 730 1000 t | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 781 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 944 1000 t | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 982 1000 t | +4.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 982 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 190 1000 t, 5.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 982 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 319 1000 t, 3.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 643.2 1000 t | 579 1000 t | 714 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 859.25 1000 t | 730 1000 t | 982 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 38 Kenya 1,107 1000 t compare
- 39 Australia and New Zealand 1,100 1000 t compare
- 40 Ethiopia 1,073 1000 t compare
- 42 Bangladesh 981 1000 t compare
- 43 Guatemala 932 1000 t compare
- 44 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 914 1000 t 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 sugar (raw equivalent) — food in Iraq?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — food in Iraq was 982 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — food recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 982 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — food recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 579 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Iraq rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — food?
- Iraq ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — food rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food. 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.