Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Iraq
Iraq: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 3.68 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Iraq, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.68 kcal/cap/d for freshwater fish — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in Iraq peaked at 5.63 kcal/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.76 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
Iraq ranks 85th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.76 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 3.65 kcal/cap/d | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 5.63 kcal/cap/d | +54.2% |
| 2013 | 5.31 kcal/cap/d | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 5.21 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.74 kcal/cap/d | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 5.59 kcal/cap/d | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 5.17 kcal/cap/d | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.72 kcal/cap/d | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.72 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.34 kcal/cap/d | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 3.85 kcal/cap/d | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 3.76 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.68 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.65 kcal/cap/d | 2.76 kcal/cap/d | 5.63 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 kcal/cap/d | 3.68 kcal/cap/d | 4.34 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 82 Estonia 4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 83 Bahamas 3.94 kcal/cap/d compare
- 84 French Polynesia 3.89 kcal/cap/d compare
- 86 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.6 kcal/cap/d compare
- 87 Niger 3.55 kcal/cap/d compare
- 88 Montenegro 3.5 kcal/cap/d 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 value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0058 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -27.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply in Iraq?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in Iraq was 3.68 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Iraq rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- Iraq ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.