Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq
Iraq: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 4.52 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4.52 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq peaked at 4.82 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8374 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places Iraq 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.88 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.85 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.82 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.75 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 1.62 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 1.7 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.81 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 1.9 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 2 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 2.14 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 2.11 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 2 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.99 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.85 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.7 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 1.64 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.68 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.74 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.74 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.84 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.89 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.66 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 1983 | 2.28 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 2.36 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.49 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 2.54 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.63 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.63 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.39 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 1990 | 2.86 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8374 kg/ha | -70.8% |
| 1992 | 1.08 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 1.11 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.21 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.35 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1998 | 1.45 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 1.59 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 1.71 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 1.89 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 1.96 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 1.91 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 2.45 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 2.83 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.77 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.59 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 3.52 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.45 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.46 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 2.65 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 2.35 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 2.37 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.51 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.62 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.03 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 3.15 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.42 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 2022 | 4.82 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 4.52 kg/ha | -6.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4.52 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.33 kg/ha, 22% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 4.52 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.15 kg/ha, 30% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -70.8% | 2.86 kg/ha | 0.8374 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 2.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 3.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 kg/ha | 0.8374 kg/ha | 2.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha | 3.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha | 3.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 kg/ha | 3.15 kg/ha | 4.82 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq?
- Manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq was 4.52 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8374 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Iraq ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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 Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).