Arable land — Area in Iraq
Iraq: Arable land — Area was 4,904 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Iraq is 4,904 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Iraq peaked at 5,600 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3,650 1000 ha, in 2009.
Iraq ranks 62nd of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,600 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,650 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 4,700 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 4,750 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 4,800 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 4,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,850 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 4,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,848 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,848 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,000 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 5,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,100 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 5,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,200 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 5,250 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,300 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 5,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,400 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 5,300 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,600 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 5,050 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 4,800 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 4,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,400 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 4,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,300 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4,300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,500 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,650 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 4,800 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4,950 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4,000 1000 ha | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 3,650 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 4,000 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 4,300 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4,318 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4,564 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 4,904 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,904 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4,904 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 4.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 4,904 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 699.1 1000 ha, 7.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,761 1000 ha | 4,600 1000 ha | 4,850 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,055 1000 ha | 4,848 1000 ha | 5,250 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,230 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 5,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,905 1000 ha | 4,300 1000 ha | 5,600 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,415 1000 ha | 3,650 1000 ha | 4,950 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,661 1000 ha | 4,000 1000 ha | 4,904 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,904 1000 ha | 4,904 1000 ha | 4,904 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 59 Caribbean 5,246 1000 ha compare
- 60 Côte d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
- 60 Cote d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
- 63 Czechoslovakia 4,819 1000 ha compare
- 64 Ghana 4,710 1000 ha compare
- 65 Angola 4,567 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Iraq?
- Arable land — area in Iraq was 4,904 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5,600 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,650 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Iraq rank for arable land — area?
- Iraq ranks 62nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.