Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Iraq
Iraq: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 5.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Iraq is 5.42 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Iraq peaked at 5.5 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.15 %, in 1961.
That places Iraq 132nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.2 % | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.25 % | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 1.3 % | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 1.35 % | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.4 % | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 1.45 % | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 1.5 % | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.56 % | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.61 % | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.68 % | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.71 % | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.77 % | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.8 % | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.86 % | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.92 % | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.98 % | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 2.01 % | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.06 % | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2.12 % | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2.18 % | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.23 % | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.29 % | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.35 % | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.4 % | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.45 % | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.28 % | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.21 % | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.51 % | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 2.57 % | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.37 % | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 2.54 % | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 2.76 % | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 2.93 % | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 2.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.98 % | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.86 % | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.77 % | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.12 % | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 2.3 % | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 2.19 % | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.12 % | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.13 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5 % | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 1.43 % | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.99 % | +39.2% |
| 2007 | 2.01 % | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.45 % | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.66 % | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.91 % | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 3.62 % | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 3.94 % | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 3.32 % | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 3.82 % | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 3.99 % | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4 % | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 5.13 % | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 5.16 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.5 % | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 5.3 % | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.35 % | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.42 % | +1.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 5.42 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.25 %, 59% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 5.42 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.93 %, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +39.2% | 1.43 % | 1.99 % |
| 2004 | -29.6% | 2.13 % | 1.5 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 % | 1.15 % | 1.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.84 % | 1.61 % | 2.06 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 % | 2.12 % | 2.51 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 % | 2.12 % | 2.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 % | 1.43 % | 2.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 % | 2.65 % | 5.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 % | 5.16 % | 5.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Iraq?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Iraq was 5.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 % in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Iraq ranks 132nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.