Grazing land use over the long term in Iraq
Iraq: Grazing land use over the long term was 3.97 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.97 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.10 million
in 1961
All-time low
780,850
in 1800
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Iraq, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.97 million for grazing land use over the long term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Iraq peaked at 4.10 million in 1961 and was at its lowest, 780,850, in 1800.
That places Iraq 69th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.10 million | — |
| 1100 | 1.80 million | -14.5% |
| 1200 | 1.38 million | -23.4% |
| 1300 | 974,174 | -29.3% |
| 1400 | 944,368 | -3.1% |
| 1500 | 911,490 | -3.5% |
| 1600 | 1.09 million | +19.9% |
| 1700 | 831,702 | -23.9% |
| 1710 | 827,130 | -0.5% |
| 1720 | 822,463 | -0.6% |
| 1730 | 817,693 | -0.6% |
| 1740 | 812,815 | -0.6% |
| 1750 | 807,823 | -0.6% |
| 1760 | 802,709 | -0.6% |
| 1770 | 797,464 | -0.7% |
| 1780 | 792,080 | -0.7% |
| 1790 | 786,546 | -0.7% |
| 1800 | 780,850 | -0.7% |
| 1810 | 815,630 | +4.5% |
| 1820 | 851,698 | +4.4% |
| 1830 | 889,063 | +4.4% |
| 1840 | 927,722 | +4.3% |
| 1850 | 967,662 | +4.3% |
| 1860 | 1.01 million | +4.3% |
| 1870 | 1.14 million | +13.1% |
| 1880 | 1.29 million | +13.1% |
| 1890 | 1.46 million | +13.0% |
| 1900 | 1.65 million | +12.9% |
| 1910 | 1.86 million | +12.8% |
| 1920 | 2.03 million | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 1.96 million | -3.7% |
| 1940 | 2.87 million | +46.8% |
| 1950 | 3.57 million | +24.3% |
| 1951 | 3.64 million | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 3.71 million | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 3.76 million | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 3.80 million | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 3.84 million | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 3.89 million | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 3.93 million | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 3.97 million | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 4.00 million | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 4.02 million | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 4.10 million | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 4.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.00 million | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.98 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.98 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.97 million | -0.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3.97 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3.97 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.84 million, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.10 million | 2.10 million | 2.10 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.80 million | 1.80 million | 1.80 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.38 million | 1.38 million | 1.38 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 974,174 | 974,174 | 974,174 | 1 |
| 1400s | 944,368 | 944,368 | 944,368 | 1 |
| 1500s | 911,490 | 911,490 | 911,490 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.09 million | 1.09 million | 1.09 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 831,702 | 831,702 | 831,702 | 1 |
| 1710s | 827,130 | 827,130 | 827,130 | 1 |
| 1720s | 822,463 | 822,463 | 822,463 | 1 |
| 1730s | 817,693 | 817,693 | 817,693 | 1 |
| 1740s | 812,815 | 812,815 | 812,815 | 1 |
| 1750s | 807,823 | 807,823 | 807,823 | 1 |
| 1760s | 802,709 | 802,709 | 802,709 | 1 |
| 1770s | 797,464 | 797,464 | 797,464 | 1 |
| 1780s | 792,080 | 792,080 | 792,080 | 1 |
| 1790s | 786,546 | 786,546 | 786,546 | 1 |
| 1800s | 780,850 | 780,850 | 780,850 | 1 |
| 1810s | 815,630 | 815,630 | 815,630 | 1 |
| 1820s | 851,698 | 851,698 | 851,698 | 1 |
| 1830s | 889,063 | 889,063 | 889,063 | 1 |
| 1840s | 927,722 | 927,722 | 927,722 | 1 |
| 1850s | 967,662 | 967,662 | 967,662 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.01 million | 1.01 million | 1.01 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.29 million | 1.29 million | 1.29 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.46 million | 1.46 million | 1.46 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.65 million | 1.65 million | 1.65 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.86 million | 1.86 million | 1.86 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.96 million | 1.96 million | 1.96 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.87 million | 2.87 million | 2.87 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.81 million | 3.57 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.03 million | 4.00 million | 4.10 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 million | 3.97 million | 4.00 million | 6 |
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More environment data for Iraq
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1132 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0845 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.16 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Iraq?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Iraq was 3.97 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 million in 1961.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 780,850 in 1800.
- How does Iraq rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Iraq ranks 69th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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