Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq
Iraq: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 46.91 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq is 46.91 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq peaked at 108.28 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2103 kg/ha, in 1962.
Iraq ranks 91st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.217 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2103 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4186 kg/ha | +99.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4698 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5205 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9695 kg/ha | +86.3% |
| 1967 | 1.28 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1968 | 1.66 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1969 | 2.04 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1970 | 2.4 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1971 | 2.7 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 2.91 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 3.23 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 4.48 kg/ha | +38.6% |
| 1975 | 5.5 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1976 | 7.5 kg/ha | +36.5% |
| 1977 | 10.86 kg/ha | +44.8% |
| 1978 | 10.19 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 13.64 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 1980 | 11.86 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 11.66 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 11.87 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9.96 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 20.15 kg/ha | +102.2% |
| 1985 | 21.96 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 23.98 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 27.17 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 29.87 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 26.47 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 24.82 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 16.88 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1992 | 23.46 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 1993 | 38.48 kg/ha | +64.1% |
| 1994 | 44.71 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 44.42 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.43 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 52.22 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 54.15 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 56.85 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 55.73 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 89.06 kg/ha | +59.8% |
| 2002 | 108.28 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 9.65 kg/ha | -91.1% |
| 2004 | 11.37 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 28.67 kg/ha | +152.0% |
| 2006 | 30.77 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 22.7 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 35.96 kg/ha | +58.4% |
| 2009 | 41.84 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 27.23 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 30.15 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 33.6 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 35.65 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 29.03 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 25.25 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 34.06 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 2017 | 34.27 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 37.58 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 43.56 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 41.2 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 26.04 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 37.21 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 46.91 kg/ha | +26.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 46.91 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 46.91 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.29 kg/ha, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +152.0% | 11.37 kg/ha | 28.67 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8656 kg/ha | 0.2103 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.34 kg/ha | 2.4 kg/ha | 13.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.49 kg/ha | 9.96 kg/ha | 29.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.34 kg/ha | 16.88 kg/ha | 56.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.4 kg/ha | 9.65 kg/ha | 108.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.04 kg/ha | 25.25 kg/ha | 43.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.84 kg/ha | 26.04 kg/ha | 46.91 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iraq was 46.91 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 108.28 kg/ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2103 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Iraq rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Iraq ranks 91st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).