What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Iraq?

Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Iraq was 39.49 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 60.28 %LSU in 2014.

What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 33.46 %LSU in 1989.

How does Iraq rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?

Iraq ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Iraq

Name: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Iraq
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Iraq: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 39.49 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

39.49 %LSU

Change on year

up 5.3%

World rank

128th

of 206 countries

All-time high

60.28 %LSU

in 2014

All-time low

33.46 %LSU

in 1989

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Iraq, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 39.49 %LSU for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in 2023.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Iraq peaked at 60.28 %LSU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.46 %LSU, in 1989.

Iraq ranks 128th of 206 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	39.55 %LSU	38.64 %LSU	40.67 %LSU	9
1970s	43.78 %LSU	40.11 %LSU	47.2 %LSU	10
1980s	37.85 %LSU	33.46 %LSU	41.13 %LSU	10
1990s	42.64 %LSU	34.49 %LSU	45.66 %LSU	10
2000s	49.04 %LSU	42.68 %LSU	57.45 %LSU	10
2010s	52.77 %LSU	45.75 %LSU	60.28 %LSU	10
2020s	40.32 %LSU	37.52 %LSU	45.59 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Iraq

125 Japan 40.31 %LSU compare
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.66 %LSU compare
127 Croatia 39.64 %LSU compare
129 North Macedonia 39.1 %LSU compare
130 Serbia and Montenegro 38.84 %LSU compare
131 Senegal 38.34 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Iraq

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 65.12 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,525 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 92 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.18 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.4 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,985 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.42 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 509.03 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.18 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 4,904 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Iraq?: Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Iraq was 39.49 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 60.28 %LSU in 2014.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 33.46 %LSU in 1989.
How does Iraq rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?: Iraq ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,793 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.