Buffalo — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Buffalo — Stocks was 269,940 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Buffalo — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 269,940 An for buffalo — stocks in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buffalo — stocks in Iraq peaked at 410,000 An in 2006 and was at its lowest, 50,000 An, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 18th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Buffalo — Stocks in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 250,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 245,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 240,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 230,000 An | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 224,622 An | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 240,000 An | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 250,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 260,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 270,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 288,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 270,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 250,000 An | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 240,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 184,000 An | -23.3% |
| 1975 | 161,000 An | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 146,000 An | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 160,000 An | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 170,000 An | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 170,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 170,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 175,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 174,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 175,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 170,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 155,000 An | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 141,483 An | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 140,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 141,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 145,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 150,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 110,000 An | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 105,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 108,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 87,000 An | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 70,000 An | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 50,000 An | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 62,250 An | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 80,000 An | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 90,000 An | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 115,000 An | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 109,000 An | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 120,000 An | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 115,000 An | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 111,000 An | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 213,000 An | +91.9% |
| 2006 | 410,000 An | +92.5% |
| 2007 | 396,000 An | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 285,537 An | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 286,000 An | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 295,000 An | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 302,000 An | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 312,000 An | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 180,662 An | -42.1% |
| 2014 | 187,401 An | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 194,391 An | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 201,642 An | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 209,163 An | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 216,965 An | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 225,058 An | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 233,453 An | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 242,161 An | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 251,194 An | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 260,564 An | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 269,940 An | +3.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 269,940 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,198 An, 3.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 269,940 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 269,940 An, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buffalo — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +92.5% | 213,000 An | 410,000 An |
| 2005 | +91.9% | 111,000 An | 213,000 An |
| 2013 | -42.1% | 312,000 An | 180,662 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 245,514 An | 224,622 An | 270,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 203,900 An | 146,000 An | 288,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 158,648 An | 140,000 An | 175,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,225 An | 50,000 An | 150,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 216,054 An | 109,000 An | 410,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,428 An | 180,662 An | 312,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 251,462 An | 233,453 An | 269,940 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 buffalo — stocks in Iraq?
- Buffalo — stocks in Iraq was 269,940 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buffalo — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 410,000 An in 2006.
- What is the lowest buffalo — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 An in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for buffalo — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 18th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buffalo — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 — Stocks. 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.