Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Iraq
Iraq: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4155 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.4155 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Iraq peaked at 1.06 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2613, in 2020.
That places Iraq 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8528 | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | +24.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9413 | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8773 | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.819 | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7617 | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7192 | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6701 | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7494 | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6869 | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5908 | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7495 | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7581 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7296 | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6414 | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6054 | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.591 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6507 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6015 | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6057 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5513 | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5872 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5574 | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4287 | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4634 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5195 | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4909 | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4507 | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3786 | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5234 | +38.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4736 | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4241 | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3922 | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3551 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3492 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3349 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3097 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3299 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3507 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3002 | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2756 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3354 | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3544 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3454 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3491 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3767 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3527 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.315 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2964 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.296 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2956 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2633 | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3073 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5916 | +92.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5422 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5537 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5747 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3234 | -43.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2613 | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3153 | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3924 | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4155 | +5.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.4155 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.4155 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2216, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +92.5% | 0.3073 | 0.5916 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8559 | 0.6701 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6753 | 0.5908 | 0.7581 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5256 | 0.4287 | 0.6057 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3871 | 0.3097 | 0.5234 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3355 | 0.2756 | 0.3767 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4044 | 0.2633 | 0.5916 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3461 | 0.2613 | 0.4155 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Iraq?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Iraq was 0.4155 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 1963.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2613 in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Iraq ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).