Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.84 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.84 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 5.83 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.13 ha per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Iraq 26th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1963 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1964 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1965 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 3.09 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1972 | 4.37 ha per square kilometre | +101.4% |
| 1973 | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1974 | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1975 | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 1978 | 3.42 ha per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 1979 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1980 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1981 | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.72 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 1985 | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | +212.6% |
| 1986 | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1988 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 1990 | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | +101.2% |
| 1991 | 4.19 ha per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 1992 | 3.83 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 4.6 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 4.13 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 3.51 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.21 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.77 ha per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 3.92 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 5.83 ha per square kilometre | +65.6% |
| 2006 | 3.46 ha per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 3.59 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2009 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2011 | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 4.17 ha per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2014 | 4.86 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 2016 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | +96.9% |
| 2020 | 4.88 ha per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 3.67 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2022 | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2023 | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | +67.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3.84 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8016 ha per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3.84 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7558 ha per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +212.6% | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 3.52 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | 4.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | 4.6 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.38 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | 5.83 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | 4.86 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 ha per square kilometre | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | 4.88 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq was 3.84 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Iraq rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 26th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.