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 30th of 50 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 27 Afghanistan 165,071 An compare
- 28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 156,555 An compare
- 29 Turkmenistan 142,993 An compare
- 31 Qatar 109,086 An compare
- 32 Morocco 72,000 An compare
- 33 Djibouti 71,972 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 2,340 t (2024)
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 30th out of 50 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.