Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq
Iraq: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.15 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.15 LSU/ha for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq peaked at 0.17 LSU/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 LSU/ha, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 48th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +133.3% |
| 1983 | 0.05 LSU/ha | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 0.09 LSU/ha | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 0 LSU/ha | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 1993 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 LSU/ha | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 LSU/ha | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.08 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +87.5% |
| 2022 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.15 LSU/ha | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.017 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.065 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.024 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | 0.09 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.035 LSU/ha | 0.03 LSU/ha | 0.05 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.051 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1375 LSU/ha | 0.08 LSU/ha | 0.17 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 46 Costa Rica 0.16 LSU/ha compare
- 46 El Salvador 0.16 LSU/ha compare
- 48 Belarus 0.15 LSU/ha compare
- 48 Philippines 0.15 LSU/ha compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 0.14 LSU/ha compare
- 51 Panama 0.14 LSU/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0049 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -40 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0042 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -68.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq?
- Chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Iraq was 0.15 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 LSU/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LSU/ha in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Iraq ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — 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.