Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iraq
Iraq: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 65.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 65.12 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Iraq peaked at 91.66 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26.6 %, in 1961.
Iraq ranks 24th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.6 % | — |
| 1962 | 26.92 % | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 27.03 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 27.34 % | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 27.44 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 28.02 % | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 28.11 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 28.69 % | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 29.06 % | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 29.64 % | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 30.01 % | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 29.46 % | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 29.59 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 29.36 % | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 29.65 % | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 30.27 % | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 31.22 % | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 31.55 % | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 31.81 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 32.18 % | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 32.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 32.11 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 32.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 32.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 32.02 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 31.92 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 32.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 46.06 % | +43.9% |
| 1989 | 48.74 % | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 67.3 % | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 62.63 % | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 63.61 % | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 60.02 % | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 66.22 % | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 69.59 % | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 69.52 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.85 % | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 75.99 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.68 % | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 78.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.58 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 75.25 % | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 75.24 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.14 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.82 % | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 70.81 % | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 68.66 % | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 83.9 % | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 91.66 % | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 83.56 % | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 77.88 % | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 77.17 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 72.15 % | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 66.9 % | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 67.66 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 67.05 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.84 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.34 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 65.45 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 65.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.02 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.26 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 65.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.12 % | -0.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 65.12 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 3.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 65.12 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 43.27 %, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +43.9% | 32.01 % | 46.06 % |
| 1990 | +38.1% | 48.74 % | 67.3 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.69 % | 26.6 % | 29.06 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.26 % | 29.36 % | 31.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.14 % | 31.92 % | 48.74 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.94 % | 60.02 % | 78.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.25 % | 68.66 % | 91.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1 % | 65.45 % | 83.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2 % | 65.02 % | 65.42 % | 5 |
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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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Iraq?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Iraq was 65.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 91.66 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6 % in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Iraq ranks 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.