Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iraq
Iraq: Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 11,559 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered in Iraq is 11,559 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered in Iraq peaked at 39,000 An in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,100 An, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 27th of 38 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.
Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 32,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 32,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 32,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 32,200 An | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 33,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 32,500 An | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 36,000 An | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 37,000 An | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 39,000 An | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 38,000 An | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 36,500 An | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 35,000 An | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 33,000 An | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 31,000 An | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 30,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 27,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 22,000 An | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 16,000 An | -27.3% |
| 1980 | 16,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16,900 An | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 18,000 An | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 18,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 12,000 An | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 9,000 An | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 10,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 11,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 12,500 An | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 13,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 3,000 An | -76.9% |
| 1992 | 2,200 An | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 1,760 An | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 1,410 An | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 1,190 An | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 1,100 An | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 1,430 An | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 1,760 An | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 1,870 An | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1,980 An | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 1,760 An | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 4,500 An | +155.7% |
| 2003 | 5,000 An | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 3,613 An | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 11,000 An | +204.5% |
| 2006 | 11,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,000 An | -54.5% |
| 2008 | 8,327 An | +66.5% |
| 2009 | 9,143 An | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 8,571 An | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 9,000 An | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 9,400 An | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 9,022 An | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 6,003 An | -33.5% |
| 2015 | 4,512 An | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 7,542 An | +67.2% |
| 2017 | 8,778 An | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 7,759 An | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 8,860 An | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 9,891 An | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 10,682 An | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 11,536 An | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 12,458 An | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 11,559 An | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,189 An | 32,000 An | 37,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,750 An | 16,000 An | 39,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,940 An | 9,000 An | 18,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,872 An | 1,100 An | 13,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,132 An | 1,760 An | 11,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,945 An | 4,512 An | 9,400 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,225 An | 9,891 An | 12,458 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered in Iraq?
- Fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered in Iraq was 11,559 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 39,000 An in 1970.
- What is the lowest fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 An in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Iraq ranks 27th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of camels — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. 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 Fat of camels — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.