Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Iraq

Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was 30 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
30
Change on year
down 81.2%
World rank
44th
of 168 countries
All-time high
10,266
in 1976
All-time low
-338,800
in 1962
Years of data
48
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Iraq, 1961–2019

-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Iraq stood at 30.

The figure is down 81.2% on the previous year and up 115.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Iraq peaked at 10,266 in 1976 and was at its lowest, -338,800, in 1962.

That places Iraq 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Iraq, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -49,700 —
1962 -338,800 +581.7%
1963 -43,500 -87.2%
1964 -24,800 -43.0%
1965 -127,500 +414.1%
1966 -149,858 +17.5%
1967 -11,024 -92.6%
1968 -39,614 +259.3%
1969 -81,919 +106.8%
1970 -35,820 -56.3%
1971 0 -100.0%
1972 -35,494 —
1973 0 -100.0%
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 10,266 —
1977 0 -100.0%
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 -162,814 —
1987 -20,500 -87.4%
1988 -100,000 +387.8%
1989 -40,000 -60.0%
1990 0 -100.0%
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 0 —
2002 -239,566 —
2003 -101,295 -57.7%
2004 -308,213 +204.3%
2005 -191 -99.9%
2017 812 -525.1%
2018 160 -80.3%
2019 30 -81.2%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 30 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5. (49 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 30 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled 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
1962 -581.7% -49,700 -338,800

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -96,302 -338,800 -11,024 9
1970s -6,105 -35,820 10,266 10
1980s -32,331 -162,814 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s -108,211 -308,213 0 6
2010s 334 30 812 3

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 41 Qatar 58 compare
  2. 42 New Zealand 48 compare
  3. 43 Iceland 43 compare
  4. 45 Dominican Republic 19 compare
  5. 46 Brunei 17 compare
  6. 47 Papua New Guinea 15 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Iraq?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Iraq was 30 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 10,266 in 1976.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was -338,800 in 1962.
How does Iraq rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 115.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.