Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Iraq
Iraq: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 99.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 99.44 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Iraq peaked at 103.15 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.38, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 109th of 166 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.18 | — |
| 1962 | 78.23 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 78.58 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 78.93 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 80.69 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 81.39 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 82.34 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 84.79 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 81.67 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 84.55 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 77.88 | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 70.34 | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 62.8 | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 54.38 | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 53.5 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 52.62 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 59.64 | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 63.15 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 63.85 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 68.58 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 68.06 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 56.13 | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 50.34 | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 44.45 | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 44.03 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 54.38 | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 56.31 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 56.66 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 50.87 | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 61.39 | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 36.84 | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 50.17 | +36.2% |
| 1993 | 63.85 | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 56.13 | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 49.26 | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 35.38 | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 41.57 | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 43.85 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 44.2 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.62 | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 45.61 | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 45.61 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.15 | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 43.72 | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 57.29 | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 66.55 | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 81.47 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 96.47 | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 87.67 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 91.9 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 96.42 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 103.15 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 81.73 | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 99.44 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 100.05 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 100.52 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 100.98 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 101.44 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 101.69 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 101.63 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.83 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 73.23 | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 98.85 | +35.0% |
| 2024 | 99.44 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.42 | 77.18 | 84.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.27 | 52.62 | 84.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.98 | 44.03 | 68.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.26 | 35.38 | 63.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.02 | 43.72 | 96.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.73 | 81.73 | 103.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2 | 73.23 | 101.63 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Iraq?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Iraq was 99.44 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 103.15 in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.38 in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Iraq ranks 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.