Wheat — Yield in Iraq
Iraq: Wheat — Yield was 2,579 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Yield in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — yield in Iraq stood at 2,579 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — yield in Iraq peaked at 3,318 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 320 kg/ha, in 2000.
That places Iraq 81st out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Yield in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 779.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 775.4 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 574.4 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1964 | 620.8 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 718.1 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 635.4 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 637 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1,025 kg/ha | +60.9% |
| 1969 | 910 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 882.9 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 867.2 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1,374 kg/ha | +58.5% |
| 1973 | 827.9 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 1974 | 819.8 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 600.6 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1976 | 868.7 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 1977 | 811.2 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 608.3 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 635.4 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 710.1 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 756.4 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 826 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 705.9 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 955.8 kg/ha | +35.4% |
| 1985 | 912.5 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 835.5 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 840.8 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 892.5 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 837.4 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 1,013 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1991 | 805.6 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1992 | 599.9 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 589.7 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 743.1 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 805.2 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 866.7 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 756.6 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 807.1 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 615.4 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 320 kg/ha | -48.0% |
| 2001 | 740.5 kg/ha | +131.4% |
| 2002 | 1,570 kg/ha | +112.1% |
| 2003 | 1,359 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 1,190 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 873.8 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 1,378 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 2007 | 1,403 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,368 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,876 kg/ha | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 1,987 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1,955 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,418 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 2,307 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 2,396 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2,862 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 3,318 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 2,839 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 2,779 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2,814 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,944 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2,660 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 2,771 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2,546 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 2,579 kg/ha | +1.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 2,579 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,753 kg/ha, 94% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 2,579 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,571 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +131.4% | 320 kg/ha | 740.5 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +112.1% | 740.5 kg/ha | 1,570 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 741.69 kg/ha | 574.4 kg/ha | 1,025 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 829.63 kg/ha | 600.6 kg/ha | 1,374 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 827.29 kg/ha | 705.9 kg/ha | 955.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 760.22 kg/ha | 589.7 kg/ha | 1,013 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,208 kg/ha | 320 kg/ha | 1,876 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,568 kg/ha | 1,955 kg/ha | 3,318 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,700 kg/ha | 2,546 kg/ha | 2,944 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 78 Australia and New Zealand 2,638 kg/ha compare
- 79 Brazil 2,613 kg/ha compare
- 80 Australia 2,612 kg/ha compare
- 82 Palestine 2,571 kg/ha compare
- 83 China, Taiwan Province of 2,500 kg/ha compare
- 84 Madagascar 2,407 kg/ha 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 — yield in Iraq?
- Wheat — yield in Iraq was 2,579 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3,318 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest wheat — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 320 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for wheat — yield?
- Iraq ranks 81st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — yield rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.