Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.3776 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 0.3776 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 15.87 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3765 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Iraq 89th out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 1963 | 4.94 kg per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1964 | 6.1 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1965 | 6 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 6.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 10.07 kg per square kilometre | +66.2% |
| 1968 | 11.02 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 10.26 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 6.47 kg per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 1971 | 10.19 kg per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1972 | 8.85 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1973 | 5.57 kg per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1974 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 1975 | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 5.18 kg per square kilometre | +118.0% |
| 1977 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 5.44 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 5.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1984 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1986 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1988 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1989 | 7.28 kg per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1990 | 7.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 7.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.45 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 13.9 kg per square kilometre | +64.5% |
| 1995 | 13.22 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 10.02 kg per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 9.6 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 8.86 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 5.43 kg per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2001 | 6.63 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | -67.2% |
| 2004 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | +187.0% |
| 2005 | 10.14 kg per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 11.92 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 12.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 7.08 kg per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 2012 | 9.94 kg per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 12.28 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | -71.7% |
| 2016 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2017 | 7.13 kg per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5632 kg per square kilometre | -92.1% |
| 2019 | 15.87 kg per square kilometre | +2717.6% |
| 2020 | 12.75 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 11.77 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3765 kg per square kilometre | -96.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3776 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.3776 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.41 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.3776 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.28 kg per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Crop residues (N content), 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 | +2717.6% | 0.5632 kg per square kilometre | 15.87 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | 11.02 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | 2.38 kg per square kilometre | 10.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.19 kg per square kilometre | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | 7.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.69 kg per square kilometre | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | 13.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.01 kg per square kilometre | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | 12.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.63 kg per square kilometre | 0.5632 kg per square kilometre | 15.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 kg per square kilometre | 0.3765 kg per square kilometre | 12.75 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.3776 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3765 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Iraq rank for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 89th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. 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 — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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 — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Crop residues 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 — Crop residues (N content) 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.