Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Iraq
Iraq: Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals was 60,463 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Iraq stood at 60,463 An.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Iraq peaked at 101,000 An in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13,100 An, in 1992.
Iraq ranks 13th of 20 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.
Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 36,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 33,600 An | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 31,200 An | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 30,000 An | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 31,200 An | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 33,600 An | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 31,200 An | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 32,400 An | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 30,000 An | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 28,800 An | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 28,600 An | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 31,400 An | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 30,000 An | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 31,200 An | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 32,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 26,400 An | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 25,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 24,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 24,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 25,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 25,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 26,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 25,000 An | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 22,000 An | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 13,100 An | -40.5% |
| 1993 | 15,400 An | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 21,000 An | +36.4% |
| 1995 | 19,000 An | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 26,000 An | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 36,000 An | +38.5% |
| 1998 | 55,000 An | +52.8% |
| 1999 | 70,000 An | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 101,000 An | +44.3% |
| 2001 | 95,000 An | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 100,000 An | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 99,000 An | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 98,000 An | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 70,000 An | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 50,000 An | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 27,000 An | -46.0% |
| 2008 | 26,000 An | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 25,000 An | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 76,708 An | +206.8% |
| 2011 | 78,225 An | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 80,366 An | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 51,542 An | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 53,128 An | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 54,762 An | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 56,447 An | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 58,034 An | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 59,841 An | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 61,642 An | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 63,580 An | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 65,521 An | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 60,641 An | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 60,307 An | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 60,463 An | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,667 An | 30,000 An | 36,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,920 An | 28,600 An | 33,600 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,940 An | 24,000 An | 26,400 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,250 An | 13,100 An | 70,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,100 An | 25,000 An | 101,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,070 An | 51,542 An | 80,366 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,102 An | 60,307 An | 65,521 An | 5 |
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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 milk of buffalo — milk animals in Iraq?
- Raw milk of buffalo — milk animals in Iraq was 60,463 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 101,000 An in 2000.
- What is the lowest raw milk of buffalo — milk animals recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,100 An in 1992.
- How does Iraq rank for raw milk of buffalo — milk animals?
- Iraq ranks 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of buffalo — milk animals rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of buffalo — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.