Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq
Iraq: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0423 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq is 0.0423 An per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq peaked at 0.3058 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0422 An per person, in 2005.
Iraq ranks 68th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3058 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3008 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2921 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2837 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2804 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2734 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2673 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.266 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2476 An per person | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2475 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2203 An per person | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1922 An per person | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1658 An per person | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1388 An per person | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1321 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1258 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1379 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1411 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1382 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1457 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1464 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1354 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1236 An per person | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1102 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0972 An per person | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0964 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0971 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0955 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0835 An per person | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0995 An per person | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0591 An per person | -40.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0781 An per person | +32.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0948 An per person | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0794 An per person | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0674 An per person | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0469 An per person | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0534 An per person | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0546 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0533 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0614 An per person | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0516 An per person | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0672 An per person | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0453 An per person | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0422 An per person | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0472 An per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0623 An per person | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 0.069 An per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0665 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0676 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0684 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0683 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0516 An per person | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0498 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0483 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0476 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0471 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0465 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0459 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0453 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0448 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0443 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0438 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0423 An per person | -3.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0423 An per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0275 An per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0423 An per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1476 An per person, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -40.6% | 0.0995 An per person | 0.0591 An per person |
| 2003 | +34.3% | 0.05 An per person | 0.0672 An per person |
| 1992 | +32.2% | 0.0591 An per person | 0.0781 An per person |
| 2007 | +32.1% | 0.0472 An per person | 0.0623 An per person |
| 2004 | -32.5% | 0.0672 An per person | 0.0453 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2797 An per person | 0.2476 An per person | 0.3058 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.164 An per person | 0.1258 An per person | 0.2475 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1131 An per person | 0.0835 An per person | 0.1464 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0687 An per person | 0.0469 An per person | 0.0995 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0563 An per person | 0.0422 An per person | 0.069 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0541 An per person | 0.0459 An per person | 0.0684 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 An per person | 0.0423 An per person | 0.0453 An per person | 5 |
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 sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq was 0.0423 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3058 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0422 An per person in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Iraq ranks 68th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.