Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq
Iraq: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 1.2 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq is 1.2 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq peaked at 2.56 An per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.503 An per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Iraq 78th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.24 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.67 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.74 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.78 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.89 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.9 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1977 | 1.97 An per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 1.73 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.74 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.44 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.49 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.49 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9393 An per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 1992 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1998 | 1.51 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.35 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7545 An per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7316 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6859 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5487 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.503 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6402 An per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.2 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6158 An per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.2 An per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.13 An per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +60.7% | 0.6402 An per square kilometre | 1.03 An per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -44.1% | 1.35 An per square kilometre | 0.7545 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 An per square kilometre | 1.6 An per square kilometre | 2.24 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.89 An per square kilometre | 1.71 An per square kilometre | 2.56 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 An per square kilometre | 1.42 An per square kilometre | 1.76 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 An per square kilometre | 0.9393 An per square kilometre | 1.6 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8629 An per square kilometre | 0.503 An per square kilometre | 1.35 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 An per square kilometre | 1.14 An per square kilometre | 1.34 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 An per square kilometre | 1.16 An per square kilometre | 1.2 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq was 1.2 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 An per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.503 An per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Iraq ranks 78th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.