Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq
Iraq: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.356 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium 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 seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq is 0.356 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 33.7% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq peaked at 0.8117 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1997 kg/ha, in 1976.
That places Iraq 86th 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 potassium per unit area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3399 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3452 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3318 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3357 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3437 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3457 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3045 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2961 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.284 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3144 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.31 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2533 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2506 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2334 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2455 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1997 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2671 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2403 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2505 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2483 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2572 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.289 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2988 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3269 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3127 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3048 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2966 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.286 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3798 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1990 | 0.541 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 1991 | 0.394 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4891 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3748 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3775 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4306 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3887 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4531 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4735 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5502 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5966 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7211 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6874 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6539 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7846 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7717 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5989 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4125 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4209 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5723 kg/ha | +36.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5403 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5125 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5299 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6218 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.634 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3085 kg/ha | -51.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3405 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3148 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2209 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6076 kg/ha | +175.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8117 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4164 kg/ha | -48.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2662 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 2023 | 0.356 kg/ha | +33.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.356 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2591 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.356 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1434 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland potassium 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 | +175.1% | 0.2209 kg/ha | 0.6076 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3252 kg/ha | 0.284 kg/ha | 0.3457 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2565 kg/ha | 0.1997 kg/ha | 0.3144 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3 kg/ha | 0.2483 kg/ha | 0.3798 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4473 kg/ha | 0.3748 kg/ha | 0.5502 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.622 kg/ha | 0.4125 kg/ha | 0.7846 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4631 kg/ha | 0.2209 kg/ha | 0.634 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4626 kg/ha | 0.2662 kg/ha | 0.8117 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 seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Iraq was 0.356 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8117 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1997 kg/ha in 1976.
- How does Iraq rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Iraq ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. 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 potassium 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 (%).