Meat supply per person in Iraq
Iraq: Meat supply per person was 21.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.07
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
148th
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.66
in 1984
All-time low
3.81
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat supply per person in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 21.07 for meat supply per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Iraq peaked at 26.66 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.81, in 2003.
That places Iraq 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.16 | 11.34 | 13.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.77 | 10.58 | 13.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.2 | 17.47 | 26.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.27 | 4.51 | 20.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.17 | 3.81 | 16.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.14 | 9.68 | 19.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.94 | 16.2 | 21.07 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.90 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in Iraq?
- Meat supply per person in Iraq was 21.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 26.66 in 1984.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for meat supply per person?
- Iraq ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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