Buffalo fat, unrendered — Production in Iraq
Iraq: Buffalo fat, unrendered — Production was 212.1 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Buffalo fat, unrendered — Production in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for buffalo fat, unrendered — production in Iraq is 212.1 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo fat, unrendered — production in Iraq peaked at 333.28 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.11 t, in 2003.
That places Iraq 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Buffalo fat, unrendered — Production in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 162.65 t | — |
| 1962 | 162.65 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 162.65 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 151.81 t | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 140.96 t | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 135.54 t | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 135.54 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 135.54 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 140.96 t | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 151.81 t | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 140.96 t | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 146.39 t | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 135.54 t | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 130.12 t | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 129.4 t | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 142.05 t | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 127.41 t | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 119.28 t | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 111.14 t | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 109.52 t | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 116.57 t | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 113.86 t | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 116.57 t | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 111.14 t | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 97.59 t | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 89.46 t | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 91.08 t | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 91.63 t | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 94.34 t | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 222.29 t | +135.6% |
| 1991 | 130.12 t | -41.5% |
| 1992 | 113.86 t | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 162.65 t | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 135.54 t | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 113.86 t | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 59.42 t | -47.8% |
| 1997 | 59.64 t | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.06 t | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 65.06 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.77 t | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 54.22 t | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 43.37 t | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 27.11 t | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 32.53 t | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 37.95 t | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 75.9 t | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 110.27 t | +45.3% |
| 2008 | 325.3 t | +195.0% |
| 2009 | 271.08 t | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 298.11 t | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 287.86 t | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 333.28 t | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 172.49 t | -48.2% |
| 2014 | 176.67 t | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 205.09 t | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 178.9 t | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 174.86 t | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 188.56 t | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 210.8 t | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 231.61 t | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 202.06 t | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 205.18 t | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 208.77 t | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 212.1 t | +1.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 212.1 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 508.12 t, 42% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo fat, unrendered — Production 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 | +195.0% | 110.27 t | 325.3 t |
| 1990 | +135.6% | 94.34 t | 222.29 t |
| 2006 | +100.0% | 37.95 t | 75.9 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147.59 t | 135.54 t | 162.65 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 133.41 t | 111.14 t | 151.81 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.18 t | 89.46 t | 116.57 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.75 t | 59.42 t | 222.29 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.55 t | 27.11 t | 325.3 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 222.66 t | 172.49 t | 333.28 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.94 t | 202.06 t | 231.61 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 buffalo fat, unrendered — production in Iraq?
- Buffalo fat, unrendered — production in Iraq was 212.1 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo fat, unrendered — production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 333.28 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest buffalo fat, unrendered — production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.11 t in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for buffalo fat, unrendered — production?
- Iraq ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buffalo fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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, published as part of Buffalo fat, unrendered — Production. 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.