Camels — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Camels — Stocks was 115,090 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Camels — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for camels — stocks in Iraq is 115,090 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, camels — stocks in Iraq peaked at 266,000 An in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5,000 An, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 29th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Camels — Stocks in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 200,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 202,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 217,000 An | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 205,000 An | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 225,000 An | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 250,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 266,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 245,000 An | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 220,000 An | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 210,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 190,000 An | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 165,000 An | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 140,000 An | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 115,000 An | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 90,000 An | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 69,562 An | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 70,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 75,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 80,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 80,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 70,000 An | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 55,000 An | -21.4% |
| 1986 | 41,000 An | -25.5% |
| 1987 | 45,000 An | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 50,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 57,000 An | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 59,000 An | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 14,000 An | -76.3% |
| 1992 | 10,000 An | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 8,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 6,400 An | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 5,400 An | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 5,000 An | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 6,500 An | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 8,000 An | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 8,500 An | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 9,000 An | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 8,000 An | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 10,000 An | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 7,000 An | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 7,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30,000 An | +328.6% |
| 2006 | 51,000 An | +70.0% |
| 2007 | 51,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58,293 An | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 58,000 An | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 60,000 An | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 62,000 An | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 65,000 An | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 57,489 An | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 68,000 An | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 67,048 An | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 72,408 An | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 78,196 An | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 84,447 An | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 91,198 An | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 98,488 An | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 106,361 An | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 114,863 An | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 124,045 An | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 115,090 An | -7.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 115,090 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129,042 An, 89% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 115,090 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 115,090 An, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Camels — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +328.6% | 7,000 An | 30,000 An |
| 1991 | -76.3% | 59,000 An | 14,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 211,000 An | 200,000 An | 250,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 171,056 An | 69,562 An | 266,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,300 An | 41,000 An | 80,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,080 An | 5,000 An | 59,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,929 An | 7,000 An | 58,293 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,579 An | 57,489 An | 91,198 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,769 An | 98,488 An | 124,045 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 camels — stocks in Iraq?
- Camels — stocks in Iraq was 115,090 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest camels — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 266,000 An in 1970.
- What is the lowest camels — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 An in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for camels — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is camels — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Camels — 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.