FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Lettuce and chicory production in Iraq
In 2024 Iraq produced 21,429 t of lettuce and chicory, the 43rd largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 85%. The record was 138,337 t in 2014. Area harvested: 2,688 ha, yield 8.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 21,429 t
- World rank
- 43 of 103
- 10-year change
- −85%
- Record
- 138,337 t
- 2014
Lettuce and chicory in Iraq, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,429 | −0.9% | 2,688 | 7.97 |
| 2023 | 21,629 | −40% | 2,721 | 7.95 |
| 2022 | 36,326 | −3.9% | 3,882 | 9.36 |
| 2021 | 37,809 | +23% | 4,143 | 9.13 |
| 2020 | 30,669 | −1.8% | 3,991 | 7.68 |
| 2019 | 31,232 | +18% | 4,442 | 7.03 |
| 2018 | 26,507 | −10% | 3,316 | 7.99 |
| 2017 | 29,520 | +30% | 3,960 | 7.45 |
| 2016 | 22,790 | −48% | 3,203 | 7.12 |
| 2015 | 43,750 | −68% | 5,221 | 8.38 |
| 2014 | 138,337 | +12% | 6,921 | 19.99 |
| 2013 | 123,727 | +10% | 6,103 | 20.27 |
| 2012 | 112,107 | +30% | 5,552 | 20.19 |
| 2011 | 86,218 | −4.0% | 4,646 | 18.56 |
| 2010 | 89,795 | −11% | 4,891 | 18.36 |
| 2009 | 100,496 | −15% | 4,967 | 20.23 |
| 2008 | 118,600 | −3.3% | 6,700 | 17.70 |
| 2007 | 122,600 | +5.7% | 6,500 | 18.86 |
| 2006 | 116,000 | +22% | 5,600 | 20.71 |
| 2005 | 95,000 | +9.2% | 4,700 | 20.21 |
| 2004 | 87,000 | +30% | 3,600 | 24.17 |
| 2003 | 67,000 | +24% | 3,000 | 22.33 |
| 2002 | 54,000 | +29% | 2,600 | 20.77 |
| 2001 | 42,000 | +40% | 2,700 | 15.56 |
| 2000 | 30,000 | +14% | 2,500 | 12.00 |
| 1999 | 26,250 | −25% | 2,168 | 12.11 |
| 1998 | 35,000 | +2.9% | 3,000 | 11.67 |
| 1997 | 34,000 | −2.9% | 2,900 | 11.72 |
| 1996 | 35,000 | −7.9% | 2,800 | 12.50 |
| 1995 | 38,000 | +2.7% | 2,900 | 13.10 |
| 1994 | 37,000 | −7.5% | 2,800 | 13.21 |
| 1993 | 40,000 | +14% | 2,900 | 13.79 |
| 1992 | 35,000 | +25% | 2,850 | 12.28 |
| 1991 | 28,060 | −54% | 2,350 | 11.94 |
| 1990 | 60,800 | +19% | 4,450 | 13.66 |
| 1989 | 51,300 | −29% | 4,718 | 10.87 |
| 1988 | 72,200 | +44% | 4,550 | 15.87 |
| 1987 | 50,000 | +3.3% | 3,725 | 13.42 |
| 1986 | 48,400 | −19% | 3,650 | 13.26 |
| 1985 | 60,100 | −14% | 3,050 | 19.70 |
| 1984 | 69,900 | +59% | 3,200 | 21.84 |
| 1983 | 44,100 | −37% | 2,325 | 18.97 |
| 1982 | 70,000 | +141% | 3,650 | 19.18 |
| 1981 | 29,100 | −22% | 1,900 | 15.32 |
| 1980 | 37,300 | +38% | 2,425 | 15.38 |
| 1979 | 27,000 | −52% | 1,925 | 14.03 |
| 1978 | 56,600 | −23% | 3,288 | 17.21 |
| 1977 | 73,772 | +44% | 4,803 | 15.36 |
| 1976 | 51,244 | +9.9% | 2,394 | 21.41 |
| 1975 | 46,638 | +8.1% | 2,366 | 19.71 |
| 1974 | 43,152 | +4.5% | 2,300 | 18.76 |
| 1973 | 41,285 | +1.7% | 3,472 | 11.89 |
| 1972 | 40,592 | −8.7% | 4,118 | 9.86 |
| 1971 | 44,439 | +40% | 3,703 | 12.00 |
| 1970 | 31,754 | −22% | 2,914 | 10.90 |
| 1969 | 40,866 | +8.7% | 3,201 | 12.77 |
| 1968 | 37,581 | +19% | 3,020 | 12.44 |
| 1967 | 31,511 | +18% | 2,958 | 10.65 |
| 1966 | 26,606 | +33% | 2,537 | 10.49 |
| 1965 | 20,000 | +68% | 2,500 | 8.00 |
| 1964 | 11,897 | −51% | 1,900 | 6.26 |
| 1963 | 24,147 | +44% | 1,700 | 14.20 |
| 1962 | 16,780 | +103% | 1,500 | 11.19 |
| 1961 | 8,266 | — | 800 | 10.33 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.