Vetches production in Iraq
In 2024 Iraq produced 888 t of vetches, the 16th largest in the world (0.14% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 5.6%. The record was 1,500 t in 1990. Area harvested: 1,291 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 888 t
- World rank
- 16 of 22
- 10-year change
- −5.6%
- Record
- 1,500 t
- 1990
Vetches in Iraq, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Iraq compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.14%
- 0.10% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.7
- world 1.9 (−64%)
- kg per person
- 0.02
- world 0.08
- 10-year change
- −5.6%
- world −28%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Turkey | 1,978 | 0.30% |
| 15 | Albania | 1,922 | 0.29% |
| 16 | Iraq | 888 | 0.14% |
| 17 | Jordan | 643 | 0.10% |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 636 | 0.10% |
Map of world production of vetches
Share of the world total; Iraq is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 888 | −0.4% | 1,291 | 0.69 |
| 2023 | 892 | 0.0% | 1,297 | 0.69 |
| 2022 | 892 | +1.2% | 1,295 | 0.69 |
| 2021 | 881 | −2.4% | 1,281 | 0.69 |
| 2020 | 903 | +1.3% | 1,314 | 0.69 |
| 2019 | 891 | +4.8% | 1,291 | 0.69 |
| 2018 | 850 | −6.5% | 1,240 | 0.69 |
| 2017 | 909 | −0.5% | 1,314 | 0.69 |
| 2016 | 914 | +7.4% | 1,319 | 0.69 |
| 2015 | 851 | −9.6% | 1,280 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 941 | −0.9% | 1,378 | 0.68 |
| 2013 | 950 | +5.6% | 1,300 | 0.73 |
| 2012 | 900 | −0.7% | 1,200 | 0.75 |
| 2011 | 906 | −1.2% | 1,383 | 0.66 |
| 2010 | 917 | +7.9% | 1,474 | 0.62 |
| 2009 | 850 | −12% | 1,600 | 0.53 |
| 2008 | 966 | −2.9% | 1,575 | 0.61 |
| 2007 | 995 | −2.9% | 1,602 | 0.62 |
| 2006 | 1,025 | +2.5% | 1,623 | 0.63 |
| 2005 | 1,000 | −8.8% | 1,700 | 0.59 |
| 2004 | 1,096 | −3.0% | 1,657 | 0.66 |
| 2003 | 1,130 | −1.7% | 1,679 | 0.67 |
| 2002 | 1,150 | −0.5% | 1,800 | 0.64 |
| 2001 | 1,156 | +16% | 1,683 | 0.69 |
| 2000 | 1,000 | −17% | 1,600 | 0.63 |
| 1999 | 1,200 | −20% | 1,573 | 0.76 |
| 1998 | 1,500 | +3.4% | 1,800 | 0.83 |
| 1997 | 1,450 | +3.6% | 1,750 | 0.83 |
| 1996 | 1,400 | −3.4% | 1,720 | 0.81 |
| 1995 | 1,450 | −2.0% | 1,750 | 0.83 |
| 1994 | 1,480 | −1.3% | 1,770 | 0.84 |
| 1993 | 1,500 | +3.4% | 1,750 | 0.86 |
| 1992 | 1,450 | +21% | 1,700 | 0.85 |
| 1991 | 1,200 | −20% | 1,500 | 0.80 |
| 1990 | 1,500 | +7.1% | 1,700 | 0.88 |
| 1989 | 1,400 | +3.7% | 1,600 | 0.88 |
| 1988 | 1,350 | +3.8% | 1,550 | 0.87 |
| 1987 | 1,300 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.87 |
| 1986 | 1,300 | +4.0% | 1,550 | 0.84 |
| 1985 | 1,250 | +4.2% | 1,500 | 0.83 |
| 1984 | 1,200 | −7.7% | 1,500 | 0.80 |
| 1983 | 1,300 | 0.0% | 1,600 | 0.81 |
| 1982 | 1,300 | 0.0% | 1,600 | 0.81 |
| 1981 | 1,300 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.87 |
| 1980 | 1,300 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.87 |
| 1979 | 1,300 | +8.3% | 1,500 | 0.87 |
| 1978 | 1,200 | +183% | 1,500 | 0.80 |
| 1977 | 424 | +17% | 806 | 0.53 |
| 1976 | 363 | −15% | 461 | 0.79 |
| 1975 | 429 | +7.3% | 429 | 1.00 |
| 1974 | 400 | +2.6% | 645 | 0.62 |
| 1973 | 390 | −48% | 623 | 0.63 |
| 1972 | 755 | +17% | 973 | 0.78 |
| 1971 | 643 | −31% | 673 | 0.96 |
| 1970 | 935 | +10% | 945 | 0.99 |
| 1969 | 850 | −12% | 838 | 1.01 |
| 1968 | 968 | −24% | 945 | 1.02 |
| 1967 | 1,277 | +56% | 1,130 | 1.13 |
| 1966 | 818 | +26% | 788 | 1.04 |
| 1965 | 648 | +22% | 675 | 0.96 |
| 1964 | 529 | −18% | 689 | 0.77 |
| 1963 | 643 | −11% | 1,030 | 0.62 |
| 1962 | 722 | +27% | 937 | 0.77 |
| 1961 | 570 | — | 911 | 0.63 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of vetches in Iraq?
Iraq produced 888 t in 2024, 0.14% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Iraq rank in the world for production of vetches?
Iraq ranked 16th of 22 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Ethiopia with 49.0% of the world total.
How has the production of vetches in Iraq changed?
It fell by 5.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −28% for the world. The record was 1,500 t in 1990.
What is the yield of vetches in Iraq?
0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (888 t from 1,291 ha), against a world average of 1.9 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Iraq is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.