Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.008 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 0.008 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.4001 ha per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.008 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Iraq 88th out of 120 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.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1258 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1486 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1486 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1486 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2355 ha per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2492 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2424 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2494 ha per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2149 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1462 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1198 ha per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1251 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1342 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1268 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1246 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1318 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.16 ha per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1663 ha per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1965 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2172 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2515 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3727 ha per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4001 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2744 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2927 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2972 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2286 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2286 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2286 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2012 ha per square kilometre | +198.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2446 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2875 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2841 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1938 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1265 ha per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1514 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 0.183 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2207 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1819 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | -69.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 2017 | 0.125 ha per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2941 ha per square kilometre | +2254.3% |
| 2020 | 0.234 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2216 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | -96.0% |
| 2023 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.008 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.008 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0119 ha per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +2254.3% | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 0.2941 ha per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +198.3% | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | 0.2012 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1608 ha per square kilometre | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | 0.2492 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1446 ha per square kilometre | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | 0.2494 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | 0.0895 ha per square kilometre | 0.1663 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.276 ha per square kilometre | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | 0.4001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2091 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | 0.2875 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1422 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 0.2941 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1181 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.234 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 85 Eswatini 0.0187 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Morocco 0.0157 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Romania 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Australia 0.0068 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Congo 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Ukraine 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.008 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4001 ha per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.