Agriculture & Rural in Iraq

3,496 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Iraq.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 7.64 % 2023 down 13.5% 91st
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 14.18 % 2023 down 8.9% 64th
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of -6.54 % 2023 up 2.8% 114th
Surface area 435,050 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 59th
Agricultural land per capita 0.2103 hectares per capita 2023 down 16.5% 147th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 14.07 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 2.3% 79th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 30.9 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 5.6% 109th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 0.74 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 10.8% 169th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 30.9 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 5.6% 109th
Fish and seafood production 66,000 tonnes 2023 down 7.0% 101st
Fertilizer consumption 251,058 tonnes 2023 up 8.6% 56th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 169,729 tonnes 2023 up 6.2% 56th
Cropland area 5.49 million hectares 2023 up 12.4% 53rd
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0054 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.9% 71st
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0062 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 6.6% 62nd
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 1,478 1000 No 2023 up 7.5% 60th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 14.77 % 2023 down 14.5% 102nd
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 836.49 1000 No 2023 up 7.4% 53rd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 8.36 % 2023 down 14.6% 86th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 56.61 % 2023 down 0.1% 69th
Sunflower seed — Area harvested 164 ha 2024 down 80.6% 70th
Sorghum — Gross Production Value 6,169 1000 USD 2024 down 50.6% 50th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.063 t per square kilometre 2023 down 78.8% 109th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0065 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 81.3% 98th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 156.01 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 47.6% 4th
Sunflower seed — Production 391 t 2024 down 78.5% 68th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 1,292 t 2024 down 7.8% 48th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 641.22 1000 No 2023 up 7.7% 60th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 641.22 1000 No 2023 up 7.7% 61st
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 43.39 % 2023 up 0.1% 80th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 6.41 % 2023 down 14.4% 122nd
Barley — Gross Production Value 57,349 1000 USD 2024 down 87.1% 48th
Plums and sloes — Gross Production Index Number 112.21 2024 down 40.1% 27th
Plums and sloes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 90.38 2024 down 52.5% 42nd
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.32 No 2024 unchanged 26th
Share of employment in agriculture 8.2% 2025 down 13.7% 117th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 8.2% 2025 down 13.7% 117th
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production 26,056 t 2023 up 773.8% 40th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 249.21 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 38.2% 14th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 13.9% 2025 down 8.0% 84th
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 8.2% 2025 down 13.7% 117th
Strawberries — Gross Production Value 28 1000 Int$ 2024 up 250.0% 82nd
Lettuce and chicory — Gross Production Value 9,542 1000 USD 2024 down 84.5% 44th
Millet — Gross Production Index Number 18.58 2024 down 81.5% 77th
Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 15.08 2024 down 85.3% 77th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 2.4 2024 down 99.1% 76th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 1.91 2024 down 99.3% 76th
Strawberries — Production 17.24 t 2024 up 244.8% 83rd
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 10,286 An 2024 down 14.3% 30th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 697 ha 2024 down 8.8% 46th
Raw milk of sheep — Production 61,090 t 2024 up 8.1% 30th
Peaches and nectarines — Gross Production Value 1,993 1000 Int$ 2024 up 36.6% 64th
Pears — Gross Production Index Number 107.13 2024 down 27.2% 29th
Pears — Gross per capita Production Index Number 86.76 2024 down 42.2% 44th
Strawberries — Area harvested 5 ha 2024 up 400.0% 82nd
Strawberries — Yield 3,562 kg/ha 2024 down 11.0% 77th
Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 1,424 1000 USD 2024 down 91.3% 92nd
Oranges — Production, per square kilometre 0.3639 t per square kilometre 2023 up 40.4% 54th
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.2992 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 137.7% 10th
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Gross Production Value 4,561 1000 USD 2024 down 70.3% 47th