Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1.69 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Iraq is 1.69 million LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Iraq peaked at 2.16 million LSU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 770,000 LSU, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 77th 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 — Stocks in Iraq, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.26 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.26 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.25 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.21 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.18 million LSU | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.23 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 1.29 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 1.34 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 1.40 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 1.48 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 1.49 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.49 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.50 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.56 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.41 million LSU | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 1.36 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.37 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.31 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 1.31 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.31 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.29 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.29 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.30 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.31 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.25 million LSU | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.20 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.22 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 777,000 LSU | -33.5% |
| 1992 | 955,500 LSU | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 1.11 million LSU | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 1.01 million LSU | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 882,000 LSU | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 770,000 LSU | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 953,838 LSU | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 980,000 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 990,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million LSU | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million LSU | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million LSU | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 1.99 million LSU | +52.1% |
| 2010 | 2.05 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.11 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.07 million LSU | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.16 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million LSU | -34.7% |
| 2016 | 1.44 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.54 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.58 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.65 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.69 million LSU | +2.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.69 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 525,981 LSU, 3.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.69 million LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 307,298 LSU, 5.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +52.1% | 1.31 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU |
| 2015 | -34.7% | 2.16 million LSU | 1.41 million LSU |
| 1991 | -33.5% | 1.17 million LSU | 777,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 million LSU | 1.18 million LSU | 1.40 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 million LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 1.56 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million LSU | 1.20 million LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 959,841 LSU | 770,000 LSU | 1.17 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million LSU | 1.03 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million LSU | 1.41 million LSU | 2.16 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million LSU | 1.58 million LSU | 1.69 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 74 Senegal 1.88 million LSU compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 1.85 million LSU compare
- 76 Namibia 1.80 million LSU compare
- 78 Austria 1.65 million LSU compare
- 79 Tajikistan 1.57 million LSU compare
- 80 Costa Rica 1.54 million 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 — stocks in Iraq?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Iraq was 1.69 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million LSU in 2014.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 770,000 LSU in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 — Stocks. 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.