Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iraq
Iraq: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... was 170.54 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iraq stood at 170.54 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iraq peaked at 170.54 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.43 million tonnes, in 2003.
That places Iraq 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.45 million tonnes | 38.51 million tonnes | 42.34 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.56 million tonnes | 42.85 million tonnes | 60.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.47 million tonnes | 77.55 million tonnes | 133.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.82 million tonnes | 27.04 million tonnes | 109.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.20 million tonnes | 24.43 million tonnes | 112.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.44 million tonnes | 71.49 million tonnes | 155.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.42 million tonnes | 128.91 million tonnes | 170.54 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iraq?
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... in Iraq was 170.54 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 170.54 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.43 million tonnes in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Iraq ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.