Eggs per bird in Iraq
Iraq: Eggs per bird was 10.77 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 10.77 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Iraq peaked at 11.18 kilograms per animal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.74 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places Iraq 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 kilograms per animal | 1.74 kilograms per animal | 3.05 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.91 kilograms per animal | 2.34 kilograms per animal | 7.84 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.34 kilograms per animal | 7.96 kilograms per animal | 8.64 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.95 kilograms per animal | 7.85 kilograms per animal | 8.15 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.25 kilograms per animal | 6.63 kilograms per animal | 9.88 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.35 kilograms per animal | 9.42 kilograms per animal | 11.01 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.57 kilograms per animal | 10 kilograms per animal | 11.18 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 83 Moldova 11.15 kilograms per animal compare
- 84 Montenegro 11.06 kilograms per animal compare
- 85 Croatia 10.98 kilograms per animal compare
- 87 Seychelles 10.7 kilograms per animal compare
- 88 China 10.69 kilograms per animal compare
- 89 Turkmenistan 10.58 kilograms per animal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.90 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Iraq?
- Eggs per bird in Iraq was 10.77 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.18 kilograms per animal in 2023.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for eggs per bird?
- Iraq ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.