Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq
Iraq: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.9278 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.9278 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq peaked at 0.9961 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1594 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 phosphorus per unit area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3551 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3512 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3467 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3347 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3035 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3187 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3439 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3608 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3799 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4075 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4029 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3845 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3844 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3634 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3374 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3262 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3332 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3461 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.347 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3666 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3776 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5442 kg/ha | +44.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4596 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4785 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5149 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5307 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5507 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.549 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7165 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6002 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1594 kg/ha | -73.4% |
| 1992 | 0.212 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2191 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2423 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2337 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2134 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2734 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2922 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3199 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.341 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3819 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3991 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3424 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3911 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4918 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5369 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5354 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5353 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.696 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6843 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6728 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6748 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6251 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5298 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4669 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4713 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5002 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5238 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.613 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6382 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9127 kg/ha | +43.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9961 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9278 kg/ha | -6.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.9278 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.85 kg/ha, 19% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.9278 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.32 kg/ha, 28% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus 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 | -73.4% | 0.6002 kg/ha | 0.1594 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3438 kg/ha | 0.3035 kg/ha | 0.3799 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3633 kg/ha | 0.3262 kg/ha | 0.4075 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5088 kg/ha | 0.3666 kg/ha | 0.7165 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2766 kg/ha | 0.1594 kg/ha | 0.6002 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4651 kg/ha | 0.341 kg/ha | 0.696 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5762 kg/ha | 0.4669 kg/ha | 0.6843 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8687 kg/ha | 0.6382 kg/ha | 0.9961 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 166 Ethiopia PDR 1 kg/ha compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 0.9575 kg/ha compare
- 168 Argentina 0.9546 kg/ha compare
- 170 Zimbabwe 0.9036 kg/ha compare
- 171 Mali 0.9003 kg/ha compare
- 172 Mozambique 0.8937 kg/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 manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq?
- Manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq was 0.9278 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9961 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1594 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Iraq ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).