Sheep — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Sheep — Stocks was 6.67 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 6.67 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Iraq peaked at 13.10 million An in 1968 and was at its lowest, 4.45 million An, in 2005.
That places Iraq 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.17 million An | 9.45 million An | 13.10 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.99 million An | 8.40 million An | 13.10 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.83 million An | 8.50 million An | 11.75 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.36 million An | 5.80 million An | 9.60 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.15 million An | 4.45 million An | 7.95 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.06 million An | 6.52 million An | 8.20 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 million An | 6.67 million An | 6.82 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 47 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.47 million An compare
- 48 Yugoslav SFR 7.43 million An compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 7.04 million An compare
- 51 France 6.61 million An compare
- 52 Ghana 6.18 million An compare
- 53 Tunisia 6.09 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 2,340 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Iraq?
- Sheep — stocks in Iraq was 6.67 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 13.10 million An in 1968.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 million An in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for sheep — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Stocks. 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.