Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Cattle meat per animal
Iraq
212 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
213 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Iraq rank
86th
Saudi Arabia rank
85th
Cattle meat per animal over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 213 kilograms per animal against 212 kilograms per animal in Iraq, a difference of 1 kilograms per animal.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 86th and Saudi Arabia ranks 85th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110 kilograms per animal | 108.44 kilograms per animal | 1.56 kilograms per animal | Iraq |
| 1970s | 110 kilograms per animal | 109.1 kilograms per animal | 0.9 kilograms per animal | Iraq |
| 1980s | 110.5 kilograms per animal | 146.1 kilograms per animal | 35.6 kilograms per animal | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 134 kilograms per animal | 192.9 kilograms per animal | 58.9 kilograms per animal | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 178.4 kilograms per animal | 197.8 kilograms per animal | 19.4 kilograms per animal | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 211.6 kilograms per animal | 171.9 kilograms per animal | 39.7 kilograms per animal | Iraq |
| 2020s | 212 kilograms per animal | 208.6 kilograms per animal | 3.4 kilograms per animal | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle meat per animal, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 213 kilograms per animal against 212 kilograms per animal in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cattle meat per animal between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 1 kilograms per animal, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cattle meat per animal?
- Iraq ranks 86th and Saudi Arabia ranks 85th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cattle meat per animal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.