Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Iraq
Iraq: Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals was 5,919 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of camel — milk animals in Iraq is 5,919 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of camel — milk animals in Iraq peaked at 22,000 An in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,956 An, in 2004.
That places Iraq 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of camel — Milk Animals in Iraq, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18,000 An | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 17,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 18,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 20,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 21,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 22,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 20,000 An | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 19,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 18,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 16,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 14,000 An | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 12,000 An | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 9,000 An | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 6,000 An | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 5,000 An | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,500 An | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 6,000 An | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 6,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,200 An | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 6,500 An | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 6,700 An | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 8,000 An | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 6,000 An | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 4,500 An | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 4,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 3,000 An | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 3,200 An | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 3,500 An | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 4,500 An | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 6,000 An | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 7,500 An | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 6,000 An | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 8,500 An | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 6,500 An | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 1,956 An | -69.9% |
| 2005 | 4,500 An | +130.1% |
| 2006 | 4,300 An | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 4,250 An | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4,000 An | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 3,800 An | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 3,500 An | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 3,520 An | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,600 An | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,700 An | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4,500 An | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 4,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,750 An | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 5,100 An | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 6,801 An | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 5,550 An | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 5,817 An | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 6,056 An | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 5,808 An | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 5,894 An | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 5,919 An | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,444 An | 15,000 An | 20,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,700 An | 6,000 An | 22,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,520 An | 5,000 An | 6,500 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,940 An | 3,000 An | 8,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,131 An | 1,956 An | 8,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,552 An | 3,500 An | 6,801 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,899 An | 5,808 An | 6,056 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 25 Qatar 29,371 An compare
- 26 Afghanistan 21,644 An compare
- 27 Libya 10,983 An compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 5,500 An compare
- 30 Tunisia 3,652 An compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 2,533 An 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 raw milk of camel — milk animals in Iraq?
- Raw milk of camel — milk animals in Iraq was 5,919 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of camel — milk animals recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 An in 1971.
- What is the lowest raw milk of camel — milk animals recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,956 An in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for raw milk of camel — milk animals?
- Iraq ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of camel — milk animals rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 camel — 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.