Horses — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Horses — Stocks was 49,640 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 49,640 An for horses — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Iraq peaked at 192,000 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45,780 An, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 70th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 192,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 180,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 160,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 140,000 An | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 122,000 An | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 115,000 An | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 110,000 An | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 105,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 102,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 98,000 An | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 95,000 An | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 93,000 An | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 90,000 An | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 86,443 An | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 75,000 An | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 69,140 An | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 65,000 An | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 60,000 An | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 52,925 An | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 53,000 An | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 55,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 55,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 55,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 53,000 An | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 50,000 An | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 53,000 An | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 55,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 55,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 58,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 60,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 50,000 An | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 52,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 51,000 An | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 50,630 An | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 46,650 An | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 45,780 An | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 47,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 48,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 46,000 An | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 48,000 An | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 48,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47,000 An | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 47,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48,000 An | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 48,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48,500 An | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 50,000 An | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 52,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 53,000 An | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 51,072 An | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 50,192 An | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 49,716 An | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 49,629 An | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49,513 An | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 49,466 An | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 49,540 An | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49,628 An | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 49,623 An | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 49,640 An | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 49,640 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,676 An, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 49,640 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,744 An, 3.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,222 An | 102,000 An | 192,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 78,451 An | 52,925 An | 98,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,200 An | 50,000 An | 58,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,706 An | 45,780 An | 60,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,400 An | 47,000 An | 48,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,162 An | 48,000 An | 53,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,579 An | 49,466 An | 49,640 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — stocks in Iraq?
- Horses — stocks in Iraq was 49,640 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 192,000 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,780 An in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for horses — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 70th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Stocks. 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.