Watermelons — Production in Iraq
Iraq: Watermelons — Production was 285,923 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Watermelons — Production in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — production in Iraq stood at 285,923 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production in Iraq peaked at 756,800 t in 1985 and was at its lowest, 126,433 t, in 2015.
That places Iraq 33rd out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Production in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 186,257 t | — |
| 1962 | 265,003 t | +42.3% |
| 1963 | 284,614 t | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 363,472 t | +27.7% |
| 1965 | 382,620 t | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 411,931 t | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 481,349 t | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 456,642 t | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 518,543 t | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 486,322 t | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 576,000 t | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 519,000 t | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 443,638 t | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 323,551 t | -27.1% |
| 1975 | 349,484 t | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 529,893 t | +51.6% |
| 1977 | 577,774 t | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 595,600 t | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 431,000 t | -27.6% |
| 1980 | 473,300 t | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 491,100 t | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 578,900 t | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 583,000 t | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 571,300 t | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 756,800 t | +32.5% |
| 1986 | 550,800 t | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 588,300 t | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 483,100 t | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 671,700 t | +39.0% |
| 1990 | 560,500 t | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 393,670 t | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 470,000 t | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 490,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 460,000 t | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 470,000 t | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 450,000 t | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 440,000 t | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 455,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 650,000 t | +42.9% |
| 2000 | 653,086 t | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 595,000 t | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 456,000 t | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 452,000 t | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 563,000 t | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 615,000 t | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 670,000 t | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 577,504 t | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 455,712 t | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 326,742 t | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 304,193 t | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 340,462 t | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 406,288 t | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 416,009 t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 300,309 t | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 126,433 t | -57.9% |
| 2016 | 192,013 t | +51.9% |
| 2017 | 208,916 t | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 291,230 t | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 337,946 t | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 420,477 t | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 377,973 t | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 440,149 t | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 192,862 t | -56.2% |
| 2024 | 285,923 t | +48.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 285,923 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125,303 t, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 285,923 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 102,323 t, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 372,270 t | 186,257 t | 518,543 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 483,226 t | 323,551 t | 595,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 574,830 t | 473,300 t | 756,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 483,917 t | 393,670 t | 650,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 536,404 t | 326,742 t | 670,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 292,380 t | 126,433 t | 416,009 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 343,477 t | 192,862 t | 440,149 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 30 Sudan (former) 323,200 t compare
- 31 Serbia and Montenegro 313,542 t compare
- 32 Japan 290,386 t compare
- 34 Albania 278,086 t compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 235,995 t compare
- 36 Libya 233,010 t 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 watermelons — production in Iraq?
- Watermelons — production in Iraq was 285,923 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 756,800 t in 1985.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,433 t in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for watermelons — production?
- Iraq ranks 33rd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.