Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 1.25 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Iraq is 1.25 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 51.6% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Iraq peaked at 3.66 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3741 kg per person, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 38th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.99 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.45 kg per person | +23.1% |
| 1963 | 1.17 kg per person | -52.0% |
| 1964 | 1.83 kg per person | +55.5% |
| 1965 | 2.1 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 1.73 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 1.74 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.62 kg per person | +50.4% |
| 1969 | 2.01 kg per person | -23.4% |
| 1970 | 2.04 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.32 kg per person | -35.4% |
| 1972 | 3.66 kg per person | +177.1% |
| 1973 | 1.45 kg per person | -60.3% |
| 1974 | 1.97 kg per person | +35.6% |
| 1975 | 1.33 kg per person | -32.5% |
| 1976 | 1.77 kg per person | +32.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9302 kg per person | -47.3% |
| 1978 | 1.29 kg per person | +38.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9259 kg per person | -28.2% |
| 1980 | 1.23 kg per person | +33.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9746 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.485 kg per person | -50.2% |
| 1985 | 1.43 kg per person | +194.9% |
| 1986 | 1.05 kg per person | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7135 kg per person | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8823 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4624 kg per person | -47.6% |
| 1990 | 1.06 kg per person | +128.6% |
| 1991 | 1.37 kg per person | +29.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9986 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 1.13 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9807 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9785 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8068 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8153 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6093 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3741 kg per person | -38.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6075 kg per person | +62.4% |
| 2002 | 1.41 kg per person | +132.5% |
| 2003 | 1.27 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9947 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 1.27 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 1.12 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6304 kg per person | -43.9% |
| 2009 | 0.78 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 kg per person | +55.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.21 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.59 kg per person | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 1.84 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.921 kg per person | -50.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9896 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7095 kg per person | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 1.38 kg per person | +94.7% |
| 2020 | 1.93 kg per person | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8232 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 1.25 kg per person | +51.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.25 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7954 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.25 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2993 kg per person, 4.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 2.62 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.67 kg per person | 0.9259 kg per person | 3.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9417 kg per person | 0.4624 kg per person | 1.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9877 kg per person | 0.6093 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9514 kg per person | 0.3741 kg per person | 1.41 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 kg per person | 0.7095 kg per person | 1.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 kg per person | 0.8232 kg per person | 1.93 kg per person | 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Iraq?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Iraq was 1.25 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3741 kg per person in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Wheat — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.