Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Iraq
Iraq: Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 was 121.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Iraq stood at 121.04.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Iraq peaked at 164.43 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 50.38, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 53rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.65 | — |
| 1962 | 79.04 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 78.98 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 79.54 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 76.67 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 76.66 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 79.94 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 83.58 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 84.43 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 89.42 | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 88.32 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 86.82 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 83.96 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 82.28 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 80.81 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 89.09 | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 88.63 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 92.14 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 92.14 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 98.97 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 100.68 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 126.71 | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 110.6 | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 126.42 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 133.1 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 138.42 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 140.31 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 145.13 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 164.43 | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 145.95 | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 50.38 | -65.5% |
| 1992 | 71.82 | +42.6% |
| 1993 | 86.76 | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 83.82 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 75.91 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 63.99 | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 73.52 | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 73.66 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.14 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 93.43 | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 93.06 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 98.11 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 65.92 | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 72.96 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 98.23 | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 89.77 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 99.17 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 108.35 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 102.57 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 112.35 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 127.09 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 130.84 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 112.67 | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 113.77 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 100.66 | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 85.56 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 87.29 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 91.07 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 106.41 | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 107.87 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 110.78 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 106.17 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 124.07 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 121.04 | -2.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 121.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 113.85, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 121.04 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 127.52, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 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 | -65.5% | 145.95 | 50.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.72 | 76.66 | 84.43 | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.36 | 80.81 | 92.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.48 | 98.97 | 164.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.69 | 50.38 | 145.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.16 | 65.92 | 108.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.77 | 85.56 | 130.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.99 | 106.17 | 124.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Iraq?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Iraq was 121.04 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 164.43 in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.38 in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- Iraq ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.