Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Iraq

Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled was 1.29 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.29 million
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
5th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.29 million
in 2019
All-time low
-269,600
in 1962
Years of data
48
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Iraq, 1961–2019

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Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 1.29 million for net food imports by crop - rice, milled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Iraq peaked at 1.29 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, -269,600, in 1962.

That places Iraq 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Iraq, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 20,000 —
1962 -269,600 -1448.0%
1963 -30,000 -88.9%
1964 70,200 -334.0%
1965 -126,300 -279.9%
1966 -149,855 +18.7%
1967 80 -100.1%
1968 -38,742 -48527.5%
1969 -81,747 +111.0%
1970 -33,579 -58.9%
1971 96,725 -388.1%
1972 -2,183 -102.3%
1973 15,982 -832.1%
1974 197,932 +1138.5%
1975 151,196 -23.6%
1976 187,620 +24.1%
1977 235,000 +25.3%
1978 290,000 +23.4%
1979 320,000 +10.3%
1980 400,000 +25.0%
1981 350,000 -12.5%
1982 370,000 +5.7%
1983 440,000 +18.9%
1984 510,000 +15.9%
1985 500,000 -2.0%
1986 387,186 -22.6%
1987 503,500 +30.0%
1988 503,000 -0.1%
1989 502,000 -0.2%
1990 380,000 -24.3%
1991 300,000 -21.1%
1992 450,000 +50.0%
1993 655,000 +45.6%
1994 200,000 -69.5%
1995 225,000 +12.5%
1996 214,000 -4.9%
1997 684,000 +219.6%
1998 629,000 -8.0%
1999 781,000 +24.2%
2000 1.20 million +53.6%
2001 1.28 million +6.5%
2002 922,434 -27.8%
2003 332,185 -64.0%
2004 343,407 +3.4%
2005 830,438 +141.8%
2017 869,096 +4.7%
2018 1.13 million +29.5%
2019 1.29 million +14.5%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 1.29 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,830, 68.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 1.29 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 158,816, 8.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled 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.

YearChange FromTo
1968 -48527.5% 80 -38,742
1962 -1448.0% 20,000 -269,600
1974 +1138.5% 15,982 197,932
1973 +832.1% -2,183 15,982
1971 +388.1% -33,579 96,725
1964 +334.0% -30,000 70,200

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -67,329 -269,600 70,200 9
1970s 145,869 -33,579 320,000 10
1980s 446,569 350,000 510,000 10
1990s 451,800 200,000 781,000 10
2000s 817,772 332,185 1.28 million 6
2010s 1.09 million 869,096 1.29 million 3

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 2 China 2.39 million compare
  2. 3 Iran 1.42 million compare
  3. 4 Saudi Arabia 1.32 million compare
  4. 6 Benin 1.19 million compare
  5. 7 Cote d'Ivoire 1.04 million compare
  6. 8 Malaysia 957,967 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Iraq?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Iraq was 1.29 million in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was -269,600 in 1962.
How does Iraq rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Iraq ranks 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,853 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.