Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0036 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iraq is 0.0036 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0432 animals per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 animals per person, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 174th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0431 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0432 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.043 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0429 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0378 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0359 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.037 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0369 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0367 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0377 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0377 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0364 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0347 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.034 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0322 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0361 animals per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0349 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0341 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0323 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.032 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0298 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0305 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0286 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0292 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0268 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0248 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0242 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.024 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0227 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0218 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0128 animals per person | -41.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0172 animals per person | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0201 animals per person | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 animals per person | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0143 animals per person | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 animals per person | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 animals per person | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0146 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0142 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0139 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0144 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0142 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 animals per person | -39.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 animals per person | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 animals per person | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 animals per person | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 0.007 animals per person | +34.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0076 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.006 animals per person | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 animals per person | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 animals per person | -4.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0036 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 14% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0036 animals per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita 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 | -43.6% | 0.006 animals per person | 0.0034 animals per person |
| 1991 | -41.2% | 0.0218 animals per person | 0.0128 animals per person |
| 2003 | -39.9% | 0.0142 animals per person | 0.0085 animals per person |
| 2008 | +34.9% | 0.0052 animals per person | 0.007 animals per person |
| 1992 | +34.1% | 0.0128 animals per person | 0.0172 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0396 animals per person | 0.0359 animals per person | 0.0432 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.035 animals per person | 0.0322 animals per person | 0.0377 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0273 animals per person | 0.0227 animals per person | 0.032 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.016 animals per person | 0.0122 animals per person | 0.0218 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 animals per person | 0.0052 animals per person | 0.0144 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 animals per person | 0.0034 animals per person | 0.0076 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 animals per person | 0.0036 animals per person | 0.0037 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1178 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2022 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iraq?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iraq was 0.0036 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0432 animals per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 animals per person in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 174th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.