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

Latest (2023)
1.25 kg per person
Change on year
up 51.6%
World rank
38th
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.66 kg per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.3741 kg per person
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Iraq, 1961–2023

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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

Annual values for Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Iraq, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 35 Pakistan 1.48 kg per person compare
  2. 36 Afghanistan 1.4 kg per person compare
  3. 37 Luxembourg 1.35 kg per person compare
  4. 39 Albania 1.23 kg per person compare
  5. 40 China 1.2 kg per person compare
  6. 41 Spain 1.14 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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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.

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Indicator
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 5,963 data points, 1961–2023
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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.