Agriculture & Rural in Iraq

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% 2016 down 74.7% 188th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% 2014 down 41.6% 192nd
Rural population 30.1% 2025 down 0.1% 126th
Rural population growth 1.9% 2025 up 2.1% 21st
Rural population 14.13 million 2025 up 25.1% 42nd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% 2025 down 18.6% 127th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ 2025 up 24.2% 63rd
Land under cereal production 1.90 million hectares 2023 down 37.3% 59th
Cereal yield 2,749 kg per hectare 2023 up 19.8% 97th
Cereal production 5.22 million metric tons 2023 down 24.8% 54th
Fertilizer consumption 50.53 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 0.2% 122nd
Land area 434,130 sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 57th
Agricultural land 94,774 sq. km 2023 up 6.7% 75th
Agricultural land 21.8% 2023 up 6.7% 144th
Arable land 4.97 million hectares 2023 up 8.9% 49th
Permanent cropland 1.2% 2023 up 62.7% 112th
Arable land 11.4% 2023 up 8.9% 90th
Arable land 0.1102 hectares per person 2023 down 14.8% 103rd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 13.9% 2025 down 8.0% 84th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 7.5% 2025 down 12.2% 125th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 8.2% 2025 down 13.7% 117th
Average precipitation in depth 216 mm per year 2022 unchanged 166th
Crop production index 104.22 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 22.4% 108th
Food production index 106.36 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 19.2% 96th
Livestock production index 112.05 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 8.4% 78th
Forest area 1.9% 2023 down 0.0% 188th
Forest area 8,250 sq. km 2023 unchanged 129th
Fertilizer consumption 228.5% 2023 up 60.6% 49th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 73.5% 2022 down 17.2% 65th
Surface area 435,050 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 59th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 up 2.6% 1st