Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Iraq
Iraq: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 146.03 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross production index number in Iraq is 146.03, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Iraq peaked at 174.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.71, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 10th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.92 | — |
| 1962 | 30.28 | +26.6% |
| 1963 | 13.62 | -55.0% |
| 1964 | 22.51 | +65.3% |
| 1965 | 28.05 | +24.6% |
| 1966 | 23.04 | -17.9% |
| 1967 | 23.99 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 42.88 | +78.7% |
| 1969 | 33 | -23.0% |
| 1970 | 34.48 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 22.94 | -33.5% |
| 1972 | 73.23 | +219.2% |
| 1973 | 26.7 | -63.5% |
| 1974 | 37.36 | +39.9% |
| 1975 | 23.59 | -36.9% |
| 1976 | 36.34 | +54.0% |
| 1977 | 19.41 | -46.6% |
| 1978 | 25.38 | +30.8% |
| 1979 | 19.11 | -24.7% |
| 1980 | 27.22 | +42.4% |
| 1981 | 25.16 | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 26.93 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 23.46 | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 13.14 | -44.0% |
| 1985 | 39.21 | +198.4% |
| 1986 | 28.9 | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 20.15 | -30.3% |
| 1988 | 25.92 | +28.6% |
| 1989 | 13.71 | -47.1% |
| 1990 | 33.36 | +143.3% |
| 1991 | 41.19 | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 28.07 | -31.9% |
| 1993 | 33.12 | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 37.44 | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 34.48 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 36.27 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 29.66 | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 31.53 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 22.32 | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 10.71 | -52.0% |
| 2001 | 25.2 | +135.3% |
| 2002 | 72.23 | +186.6% |
| 2003 | 64.98 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 51.11 | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 62.16 | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 58.2 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 61.46 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 35.01 | -43.0% |
| 2009 | 47.44 | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 76.69 | +61.7% |
| 2011 | 78.37 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 85.44 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 116.57 | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 141.03 | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 73.79 | -47.7% |
| 2016 | 85.17 | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 82.98 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 60.76 | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 121.18 | +99.4% |
| 2020 | 174.04 | +43.6% |
| 2021 | 118.12 | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 77.13 | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 118.51 | +53.6% |
| 2024 | 146.03 | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.81 | 13.62 | 42.88 | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.85 | 19.11 | 73.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.38 | 13.14 | 39.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.74 | 22.32 | 41.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.85 | 10.71 | 72.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2 | 60.76 | 141.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.77 | 77.13 | 174.04 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Iraq?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Iraq was 146.03 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 174.04 in 2020.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.71 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Iraq ranks 10th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.