Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Iraq

Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled was -41 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-41
Change on year
down 115.8%
World rank
107th
of 165 countries
All-time high
40,000
in 1978
All-time low
-338,800
in 1962
Years of data
48
1961–2019

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

-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Iraq stood at -41.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 115.8% on the previous year and down 102.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Iraq peaked at 40,000 in 1978 and was at its lowest, -338,800, in 1962.

Iraq ranks 107th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 - Soybeans, gaps filled in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, 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 -35,700 -56.4%
1971 0 -100.0%
1972 -35,494
1973 0 -100.0%
1974 16,350
1975 3,628 -77.8%
1976 10,000 +175.6%
1977 23,800 +138.0%
1978 40,000 +68.1%
1979 24,400 -39.0%
1980 15,000 -38.5%
1981 0 -100.0%
1982 0
1983 0
1984 10
1985 0 -100.0%
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 5
1999 400 +7900.0%
2000 1,500 +275.0%
2001 0 -100.0%
2002 -238,166
2003 -88,947 -62.7%
2004 -307,682 +245.9%
2005 1,522 -100.5%
2017 188 -87.6%
2018 -19 -110.1%
2019 -41 +115.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, 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
1999 +7900.0% 5 400

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -96,302 -338,800 -11,024 9
1970s 4,698 -35,700 40,000 10
1980s -30,830 -162,814 15,000 10
1990s 40.5 0 400 10
2000s -105,296 -307,682 1,522 6
2010s 42.67 -41 188 3

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 105 Guyana -16 compare
  2. 106 Kyrgyzstan -36 compare
  3. 108 Trinidad and Tobago -45 compare
  4. 109 Angola -49 compare
  5. 110 Lesotho -111 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Iraq?
Net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Iraq was -41 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 40,000 in 1978.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was -338,800 in 1962.
How does Iraq rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 107th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 102.7%. 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 - Soybeans, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 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 - Soybeans, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 6,691 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 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.