Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Iraq 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +114.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | -66.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +610.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +58.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +610.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 30 Fiji 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Congo 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Samoa 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Oman 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Gabon 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
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 natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for natural resource rents, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Natural resource rents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural resource rents 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.
Natural resource rents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Natural resource rents Our World in Data
- 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
Natural resource rents 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.