Eggs Primary — Production in Iraq
Iraq: Eggs Primary — Production was 51,806 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Production in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — production in Iraq stood at 51,806 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — production in Iraq peaked at 91,850 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10,000 t, in 1961.
That places Iraq 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggs Primary — Production in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,500 t | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 11,000 t | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 11,500 t | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 12,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 12,500 t | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 13,000 t | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 13,500 t | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 14,000 t | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 14,500 t | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 15,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 15,600 t | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 15,750 t | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 15,800 t | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15,900 t | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 22,500 t | +41.5% |
| 1977 | 35,450 t | +57.6% |
| 1978 | 53,380 t | +50.6% |
| 1979 | 50,175 t | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 47,850 t | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 47,060 t | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 47,810 t | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 41,164 t | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 41,472 t | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 61,440 t | +48.1% |
| 1986 | 81,800 t | +33.1% |
| 1987 | 74,100 t | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 63,700 t | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 91,850 t | +44.2% |
| 1990 | 81,550 t | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 18,100 t | -77.8% |
| 1992 | 19,750 t | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 25,150 t | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 26,250 t | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 20,800 t | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 21,850 t | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 22,500 t | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 24,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 25,000 t | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 29,640 t | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 41,700 t | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 53,100 t | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 30,219 t | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 48,195 t | +59.5% |
| 2005 | 51,700 t | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 46,600 t | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 40,350 t | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 45,780 t | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 35,300 t | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 46,310 t | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 50,940 t | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 53,000 t | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 54,000 t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 54,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28,250 t | -47.7% |
| 2016 | 35,550 t | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 36,500 t | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 42,763 t | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 55,630 t | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 55,920 t | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 49,050 t | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 53,533 t | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 52,834 t | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 51,806 t | -1.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 51,806 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,317 t, 74% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 51,806 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76,321 t, 68% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -77.8% | 81,550 t | 18,100 t |
| 2004 | +59.5% | 30,219 t | 48,195 t |
| 1977 | +57.6% | 22,500 t | 35,450 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,000 t | 10,000 t | 14,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,406 t | 14,500 t | 53,380 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,825 t | 41,164 t | 91,850 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,495 t | 18,100 t | 81,550 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,258 t | 29,640 t | 53,100 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,694 t | 28,250 t | 55,630 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,629 t | 49,050 t | 55,920 t | 5 |
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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 eggs primary — production in Iraq?
- Eggs primary — production in Iraq was 51,806 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 91,850 t in 1989.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 t in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for eggs primary — production?
- Iraq ranks 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — production rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Eggs Primary — Production. 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.