Chicken meat production, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0041 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Iraq is 0.0041 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 115.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0154 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 124th of 191 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.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +38.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +132.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +37.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -95.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +166.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +69.4% |
| 2000 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +46.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -74.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +78.8% |
| 2005 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +79.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -40.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +59.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0041 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0139 tonnes per person, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0041 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0095 tonnes per person, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +166.9% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
| 1982 | +132.8% | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 121 Macao 0.0044 tonnes per person compare
- 122 South Sudan 0.0044 tonnes per person compare
- 123 Montenegro 0.0043 tonnes per person compare
- 125 Mozambique 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
- 126 Namibia 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
- 127 Cameroon 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1178 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2022 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Iraq?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Iraq was 0.0041 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.