Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0031 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Iraq is 0.0031 1000 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0154 1000 An per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 An per person, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 111th of 168 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 1000 An per person | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +38.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | +25.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 1000 An per person | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.002 1000 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 1000 An per person | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 1000 An per person | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 1000 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 1000 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 1000 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 1000 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 1000 An per person | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 1000 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 1000 An per person | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 1000 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0107 1000 An per person | +132.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 1000 An per person | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0105 1000 An per person | +37.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0121 1000 An per person | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0123 1000 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0122 1000 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0124 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0154 1000 An per person | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0109 1000 An per person | -29.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 1000 An per person | -95.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 1000 An per person | +166.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 1000 An per person | +45.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 1000 An per person | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 1000 An per person | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 1000 An per person | +40.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 1000 An per person | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 1000 An per person | +30.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 1000 An per person | -74.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 1000 An per person | +78.8% |
| 2005 | 0.003 1000 An per person | +79.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 1000 An per person | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 1000 An per person | +36.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 1000 An per person | -40.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 1000 An per person | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 1000 An per person | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 1000 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 1000 An per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 1000 An per person | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 1000 An per person | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.002 1000 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.002 1000 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 1000 An per person | +31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.003 1000 An per person | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 1000 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.003 1000 An per person | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 1000 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 1000 An per person | -0.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0031 1000 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 27% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0031 1000 An per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0081 1000 An per person, 38% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +166.9% | 0.0005 1000 An per person | 0.0013 1000 An per person |
| 1982 | +132.8% | 0.0046 1000 An per person | 0.0107 1000 An per person |
| 1991 | -95.4% | 0.0109 1000 An per person | 0.0005 1000 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 1000 An per person | 0.0005 1000 An per person | 0.0016 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 1000 An per person | 0.0018 1000 An per person | 0.0035 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0102 1000 An per person | 0.0043 1000 An per person | 0.0154 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 1000 An per person | 0.0005 1000 An per person | 0.0109 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 1000 An per person | 0.0009 1000 An per person | 0.0037 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 1000 An per person | 0.0016 1000 An per person | 0.0027 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 1000 An per person | 0.0027 1000 An per person | 0.0031 1000 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 108 South Sudan 0.0032 1000 An per person compare
- 109 Liberia 0.0031 1000 An per person compare
- 110 Cameroon 0.0031 1000 An per person compare
- 112 Sierra Leone 0.0029 1000 An per person compare
- 113 Ghana 0.0028 1000 An per person compare
- 114 French Polynesia 0.0028 1000 An per person compare
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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Iraq?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Iraq was 0.0031 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 1000 An per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 An per person in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 111th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — 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.