Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Iraq
Iraq: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 52.18 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 52.18 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Iraq peaked at 56.72 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 46.52 %, in 2009.
That places Iraq 77th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.6 % | 52.87 % | 54.01 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.77 % | 53.87 % | 55.62 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.41 % | 54.16 % | 55.73 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.5 % | 50.71 % | 56.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3 % | 46.52 % | 54.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.78 % | 48.67 % | 53.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2 % | 52.13 % | 52.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 65.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,985 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 509.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,904 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Iraq?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Iraq was 52.18 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 56.72 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.52 % in 2009.
- How does Iraq rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Iraq ranks 77th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.