Wheat and products — Import quantity in Iraq
Iraq: Wheat and products — Import quantity was 3,813 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat and products — Import quantity in Iraq, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3,813 1000 t for wheat and products — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — import quantity in Iraq peaked at 6,249 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,188 1000 t, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 30th 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.
Wheat and products — Import quantity in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,287 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 4,110 1000 t | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 3,697 1000 t | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 3,634 1000 t | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,690 1000 t | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 2,473 1000 t | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 2,406 1000 t | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 4,415 1000 t | +83.5% |
| 2018 | 6,249 1000 t | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 3,506 1000 t | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 2,188 1000 t | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 3,218 1000 t | +47.1% |
| 2022 | 4,523 1000 t | +40.6% |
| 2023 | 3,813 1000 t | -15.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3,813 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450 1000 t, 8.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3,813 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,889 1000 t, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,647 1000 t | 2,406 1000 t | 6,249 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,436 1000 t | 2,188 1000 t | 4,523 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 27 Thailand 4,381 1000 t compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 3,985 1000 t compare
- 29 France 3,963 1000 t compare
- 31 Afghanistan 3,576 1000 t compare
- 32 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,513 1000 t compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 3,188 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 wheat and products — import quantity in Iraq?
- Wheat and products — import quantity in Iraq was 3,813 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6,249 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — import quantity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,188 1000 t in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for wheat and products — import quantity?
- Iraq ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — import quantity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Wheat and products — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.