Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq
Iraq: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.18 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq stood at 0.18 LSU/ha.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq peaked at 0.25 LSU/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.08 LSU/ha, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 107th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.16 LSU/ha | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.14 LSU/ha | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -38.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.08 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +37.5% |
| 1998 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.13 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.12 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +56.2% |
| 2010 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.23 LSU/ha | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1422 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.16 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.155 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.135 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.105 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.13 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.143 LSU/ha | 0.12 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.199 LSU/ha | 0.15 LSU/ha | 0.25 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1725 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 0.18 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 104 Chile 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 104 Comoros 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Armenia 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Malawi 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Niger 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Singapore 0.18 LSU/ha compare
- 107 Zimbabwe 0.18 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -19.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0065 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -38.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq was 0.18 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 LSU/ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 LSU/ha in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Iraq ranks 107th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.