Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq
Iraq: Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.3848 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq is 0.3848 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq peaked at 1.02 An per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.2938 An per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Iraq 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7088 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7316 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7545 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7774 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7088 An per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6974 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7431 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7659 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7888 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8391 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8688 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8688 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8574 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8688 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8495 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9847 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9831 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9946 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9717 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.995 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.954 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9717 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.02 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9603 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9123 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9146 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.926 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9031 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.878 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5213 An per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7202 An per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8803 An per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8117 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6806 An per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6015 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7431 An per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7659 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7682 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7774 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8322 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.846 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5236 An per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5564 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5096 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.439 An per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3384 An per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4659 An per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5183 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5452 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5463 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5489 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5597 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5072 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2938 An per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3333 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3489 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3386 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3545 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3618 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3693 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.377 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3848 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.3848 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.57 An per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.3848 An per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.33 An per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw hides and skins of cattle — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -42.1% | 0.5072 An per square kilometre | 0.2938 An per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -40.6% | 0.878 An per square kilometre | 0.5213 An per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -38.1% | 0.846 An per square kilometre | 0.5236 An per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +38.2% | 0.5213 An per square kilometre | 0.7202 An per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +37.7% | 0.3384 An per square kilometre | 0.4659 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7418 An per square kilometre | 0.6974 An per square kilometre | 0.7888 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9087 An per square kilometre | 0.8391 An per square kilometre | 0.9946 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9565 An per square kilometre | 0.9031 An per square kilometre | 1.02 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7371 An per square kilometre | 0.5213 An per square kilometre | 0.8803 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5807 An per square kilometre | 0.3384 An per square kilometre | 0.846 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4376 An per square kilometre | 0.2938 An per square kilometre | 0.5597 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3732 An per square kilometre | 0.3618 An per square kilometre | 0.3848 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq?
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iraq was 0.3848 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 An per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2938 An per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Iraq ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw hides and skins of cattle — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw hides and skins of cattle — 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.
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — 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
Raw hides and skins of cattle — 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.