Wheat — Production, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Wheat — Production, per capita was 0.1137 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Production, per capita in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — production, per capita in Iraq is 0.1137 t per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.2517 t per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 t per person, in 2000.
That places Iraq 33rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1192 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1464 t per person | +22.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0637 t per person | -56.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1018 t per person | +59.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1226 t per person | +20.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0973 t per person | -20.6% |
| 1967 | 0.098 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1692 t per person | +72.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1258 t per person | -25.6% |
| 1970 | 0.127 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0816 t per person | -35.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2517 t per person | +208.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0886 t per person | -64.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1199 t per person | +35.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0732 t per person | -38.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1092 t per person | +49.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0564 t per person | -48.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0713 t per person | +26.4% |
| 1979 | 0.052 t per person | -27.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0718 t per person | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0644 t per person | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.067 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0567 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0308 t per person | -45.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0896 t per person | +191.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0645 t per person | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0437 t per person | -32.2% |
| 1988 | 0.055 t per person | +25.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0283 t per person | -48.5% |
| 1990 | 0.068 t per person | +140.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0831 t per person | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.055 t per person | -33.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0618 t per person | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0666 t per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0593 t per person | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0605 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0479 t per person | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0494 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0338 t per person | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0157 t per person | -53.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0359 t per person | +128.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0996 t per person | +177.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0869 t per person | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0664 t per person | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0784 t per person | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0729 t per person | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0776 t per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0433 t per person | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0566 t per person | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0885 t per person | +56.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0873 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.091 t per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1184 t per person | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1383 t per person | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0704 t per person | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0794 t per person | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0756 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0541 t per person | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1054 t per person | +94.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1481 t per person | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0983 t per person | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0627 t per person | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0942 t per person | +50.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1137 t per person | +20.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.1137 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0641 t per person, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.1137 t per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0122 t per person, 9.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.116 t per person | 0.0637 t per person | 0.1692 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1031 t per person | 0.052 t per person | 0.2517 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0572 t per person | 0.0283 t per person | 0.0896 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0586 t per person | 0.0338 t per person | 0.0831 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0633 t per person | 0.0157 t per person | 0.0996 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0909 t per person | 0.0541 t per person | 0.1383 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1034 t per person | 0.0627 t per person | 0.1481 t per person | 5 |
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 — production, per capita in Iraq?
- Wheat — production, per capita in Iraq was 0.1137 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2517 t per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 t per person in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for wheat — production, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 33rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.