Global meat production, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
152nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7983 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.1498 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.7983 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1498 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2173 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2192 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2203 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2232 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2164 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2188 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2318 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2454 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2505 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2677 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2678 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2691 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2661 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2626 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2589 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2825 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2837 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3084 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3121 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3482 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3629 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5681 tonnes per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4651 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 0.572 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6237 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6372 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6454 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6688 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7983 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6504 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1498 tonnes per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2285 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2667 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.273 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.254 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2231 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.242 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2361 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2841 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3503 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3629 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3923 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2133 tonnes per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2608 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3795 tonnes per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3229 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3722 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3598 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3267 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3825 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4655 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4826 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4177 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4118 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.404 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4148 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4351 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.464 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5583 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5545 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.598 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6871 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 | -77.0% | 0.6504 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1498 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +56.5% | 0.3629 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5681 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.227 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2164 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2505 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2779 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2589 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3121 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.569 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3482 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7983 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2808 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1498 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6504 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3341 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2133 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3923 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3825 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5583 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6161 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5545 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6871 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 149 Russia 0.7856 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 Australia 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 153 Bahamas 0.6474 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 154 Canada 0.5909 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 155 Guinea 0.5395 tonnes per square kilometre 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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.6611 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7983 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1498 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.