Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Iraq
Iraq: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 39.49 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 121st 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 — Share in total livestock in Iraq, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.67 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 40.54 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 40.33 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 39.18 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 38.78 %LSU | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 38.64 %LSU | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 39.52 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 38.67 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 39.62 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 40.11 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 41.6 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 43.09 %LSU | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 44.55 %LSU | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 47.2 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 44.99 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 44.93 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 44.86 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 43.24 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 43.2 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 41.13 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 39.36 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 36.23 %LSU | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 38.81 %LSU | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 39.72 %LSU | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 39.2 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 37.28 %LSU | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 36.63 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 36.67 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.46 %LSU | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 34.49 %LSU | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 45.4 %LSU | +31.6% |
| 1992 | 44.32 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 43.85 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 42.6 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 40.78 %LSU | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 41.59 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 43.96 %LSU | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 43.75 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 45.66 %LSU | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 44.62 %LSU | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 48.11 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 48.02 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.22 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.68 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 54.1 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 46.54 %LSU | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 42.68 %LSU | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 47.98 %LSU | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 57.45 %LSU | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 56.95 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.57 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.61 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 57.31 %LSU | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 60.28 %LSU | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 48.56 %LSU | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 48.96 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.5 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 48.26 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.75 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 45.59 %LSU | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 38.69 %LSU | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 37.52 %LSU | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 39.49 %LSU | +5.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 39.49 %LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.53 %LSU, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 39.49 %LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.22 %LSU, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +31.6% | 34.49 %LSU | 45.4 %LSU |
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
- 118 Japan 40.31 %LSU compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.66 %LSU compare
- 120 Croatia 39.64 %LSU compare
- 122 North Macedonia 39.1 %LSU compare
- 123 Serbia and Montenegro 38.84 %LSU compare
- 124 Senegal 38.34 %LSU 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
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 121st out of 190 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
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.