Agricultural land in Iraq
Agricultural land made up 21.6% of the land area of Iraq in 2024.
Iraq, 2024
21.6%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
144th of 208
Agricultural land in Iraq over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.6% | – |
| 2023 | 21.6% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 21.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.4%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Iraq has the 144th highest value.
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Cereal yield
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Healthy diet unaffordable
28.0%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.09e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
31.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
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