Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 9.45 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.45 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
124th
of 192 countries
All-time high
21.48 kilograms per year per capita
in 1996
All-time low
4.33 kilograms per year per capita
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Iraq is 9.45 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Iraq peaked at 21.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.33 kilograms per year per capita, in 1962.
That places Iraq 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.72 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 4.33 kilograms per year per capita | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 5.6 kilograms per year per capita | +29.4% |
| 1964 | 5.73 kilograms per year per capita | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 6.09 kilograms per year per capita | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 5.37 kilograms per year per capita | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 5.05 kilograms per year per capita | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 5.12 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 5.19 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 5.15 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 5.42 kilograms per year per capita | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 5.48 kilograms per year per capita | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 5.3 kilograms per year per capita | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 5.44 kilograms per year per capita | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.49 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 5.57 kilograms per year per capita | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.6 kilograms per year per capita | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 8.31 kilograms per year per capita | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 9.5 kilograms per year per capita | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 9.75 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 12.12 kilograms per year per capita | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 12.84 kilograms per year per capita | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 13.65 kilograms per year per capita | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 14.96 kilograms per year per capita | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 16.23 kilograms per year per capita | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 17.14 kilograms per year per capita | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 17.67 kilograms per year per capita | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 17.77 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.19 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 16.1 kilograms per year per capita | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 6 kilograms per year per capita | -62.7% |
| 1992 | 9.17 kilograms per year per capita | +52.8% |
| 1993 | 13.29 kilograms per year per capita | +44.9% |
| 1994 | 17.53 kilograms per year per capita | +31.9% |
| 1995 | 21.18 kilograms per year per capita | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 21.48 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 17.78 kilograms per year per capita | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 15.92 kilograms per year per capita | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 13.27 kilograms per year per capita | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 12.32 kilograms per year per capita | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 13.91 kilograms per year per capita | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 11.75 kilograms per year per capita | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 11.15 kilograms per year per capita | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.43 kilograms per year per capita | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 15.72 kilograms per year per capita | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 14.13 kilograms per year per capita | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 13.75 kilograms per year per capita | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 15.04 kilograms per year per capita | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 15.74 kilograms per year per capita | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 15.52 kilograms per year per capita | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.46 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.49 kilograms per year per capita | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 14.53 kilograms per year per capita | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.26 kilograms per year per capita | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 13.99 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5 kilograms per year per capita | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 11.54 kilograms per year per capita | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1 kilograms per year per capita | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 12.37 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 12.37 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.24 kilograms per year per capita | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 12.4 kilograms per year per capita | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 9.45 kilograms per year per capita | -23.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 9.45 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.38 kilograms per year per capita, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 9.45 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.43 kilograms per year per capita, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -62.7% | 16.1 kilograms per year per capita | 6 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 kilograms per year per capita | 4.33 kilograms per year per capita | 6.09 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.23 kilograms per year per capita | 5.15 kilograms per year per capita | 9.5 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.03 kilograms per year per capita | 9.75 kilograms per year per capita | 18.19 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.17 kilograms per year per capita | 6 kilograms per year per capita | 21.48 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.79 kilograms per year per capita | 11.15 kilograms per year per capita | 15.74 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.68 kilograms per year per capita | 11.54 kilograms per year per capita | 15.52 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.37 kilograms per year per capita | 9.45 kilograms per year per capita | 12.4 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 121 Angola 9.75 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 122 Albania 9.73 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 9.66 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 125 India 9.32 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 126 Sweden 9.23 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 9.17 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Iraq
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Iraq?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Iraq was 9.45 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 21.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1996.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.
- How does Iraq rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.