> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 2024888 t
World rank16 of 22
10-year change−5.6%
Record1,500 t1990

## Vetches in Iraq, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Iraq compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.14%0.10% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.7world 1.9 (−64%)
kg per person0.02world 0.08
10-year change−5.6%world −28%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14 | [Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/turkey/) | 1,978 | 0.30% |
| 15 | [Albania](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/albania/) | 1,922 | 0.29% |
| 16 | **Iraq** | 888 | 0.14% |
| 17 | [Jordan](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/jordan/) | 643 | 0.10% |
| 18 | [Azerbaijan](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/azerbaijan/) | 636 | 0.10% |

[Full ranking of 22 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/)

### Map of world production of vetches

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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.

## Other large producers

[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/ethiopia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/russia/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/mexico/)[Syria](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/syria/)[Serbia](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/serbia/)[Belarus](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/belarus/)[Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/bosnia-and-herzegovina/)[Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/morocco/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/australia/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/ukraine/)[North Macedonia](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/north-macedonia/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/egypt/)
[All countries producing vetches](https://husfarm.com/production/vetches/)

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[Agricultural production in Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/country/iraq/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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