Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iraq
Iraq: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 195,903 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Iraq stood at 195,903 An.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Iraq peaked at 467,500 An in 1984 and was at its lowest, 154,735 An, in 2015.
That places Iraq 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 340,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 350,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 360,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 368,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 336,000 An | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 330,000 An | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 350,000 An | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 360,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 371,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 395,000 An | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 406,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 407,000 An | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 400,000 An | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 404,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 395,410 An | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 456,887 An | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 453,500 An | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 457,000 An | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 445,500 An | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 455,380 An | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 438,770 An | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 461,000 An | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 446,500 An | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 467,500 An | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 438,000 An | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 415,500 An | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 416,800 An | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 421,900 An | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 412,400 An | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 425,000 An | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 252,000 An | -40.7% |
| 1992 | 336,000 An | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 415,000 An | +23.5% |
| 1994 | 380,000 An | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 318,680 An | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 274,040 An | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 336,000 An | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 347,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 348,000 An | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 352,500 An | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 374,000 An | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 378,000 An | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 234,074 An | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 251,349 An | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 236,025 An | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 218,250 An | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 168,735 An | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 246,441 An | +46.1% |
| 2009 | 260,645 An | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 276,780 An | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 275,602 An | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 282,100 An | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 265,617 An | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 243,512 An | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 154,735 An | -36.5% |
| 2016 | 168,654 An | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 178,577 An | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 173,347 An | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 181,038 An | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 185,352 An | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 189,553 An | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 193,853 An | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 198,254 An | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 195,903 An | -1.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 195,903 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 An, 65% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 195,903 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 181,392 An, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +46.1% | 168,735 An | 246,441 An |
| 1991 | -40.7% | 425,000 An | 252,000 An |
| 2003 | -38.1% | 378,000 An | 234,074 An |
| 2015 | -36.5% | 243,512 An | 154,735 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 351,667 An | 330,000 An | 371,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 422,030 An | 395,000 An | 457,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 437,375 An | 412,400 An | 467,500 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 343,172 An | 252,000 An | 425,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 272,002 An | 168,735 An | 378,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 219,996 An | 154,735 An | 282,100 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,583 An | 185,352 An | 198,254 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Iraq?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Iraq was 195,903 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 467,500 An in 1984.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,735 An in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Iraq ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.