Daily meat consumption per person in Iraq
Iraq: Daily meat consumption per person was 57.74 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
57.74
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
148th
of 191 countries
All-time high
73.04
in 1984
All-time low
10.43
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Daily meat consumption per person in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, daily meat consumption per person in Iraq stood at 57.74.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily meat consumption per person in Iraq peaked at 73.04 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 10.43, in 2003.
Iraq ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.32 | 31.06 | 36.41 | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.25 | 28.99 | 37.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.29 | 47.86 | 73.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.92 | 12.36 | 56.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.39 | 10.43 | 44.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.95 | 26.53 | 54.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.89 | 44.39 | 57.74 | 4 |
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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)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.75 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily meat consumption per person in Iraq?
- Daily meat consumption per person in Iraq was 57.74 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 73.04 in 1984.
- What is the lowest daily meat consumption per person recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.43 in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for daily meat consumption per person?
- Iraq ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily meat consumption per person rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily meat consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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