Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq
Iraq: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.2709 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — 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 0.2709 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 42.2% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq peaked at 0.5538 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1349 kg/ha, in 1976.
That places Iraq 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2439 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2512 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2373 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2409 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2463 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2501 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2211 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2152 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2097 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2326 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2286 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1869 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1836 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1673 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1745 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1349 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1904 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1666 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1786 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1729 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1782 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.199 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2043 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2249 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2094 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.202 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1947 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1825 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2474 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3742 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 1991 | 0.265 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3184 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2422 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2379 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.266 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2301 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2679 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2761 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3399 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3685 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.438 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4255 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4224 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5162 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5203 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3972 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2692 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2816 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3957 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3709 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3258 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3407 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.411 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.446 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2239 kg/ha | -49.8% |
| 2016 | 0.248 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2261 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1611 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4186 kg/ha | +159.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5538 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2947 kg/ha | -46.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1905 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2709 kg/ha | +42.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2709 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0999 kg/ha, 2.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2709 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0628 kg/ha, 4.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +159.8% | 0.1611 kg/ha | 0.4186 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2351 kg/ha | 0.2097 kg/ha | 0.2512 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1844 kg/ha | 0.1349 kg/ha | 0.2326 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2015 kg/ha | 0.1729 kg/ha | 0.2474 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2818 kg/ha | 0.2301 kg/ha | 0.3742 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4035 kg/ha | 0.2692 kg/ha | 0.5203 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3172 kg/ha | 0.1611 kg/ha | 0.446 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3275 kg/ha | 0.1905 kg/ha | 0.5538 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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Iraq was 0.2709 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5538 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1349 kg/ha in 1976.
- How does Iraq rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Iraq ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 Seed — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).