Goats — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Goats — Stocks was 142,569 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goats — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Iraq stood at 142,569 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Iraq peaked at 298,900 LSU in 1976 and was at its lowest, 52,300 LSU, in 2005.
That places Iraq 67th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks in Iraq, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 260,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 240,000 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 220,000 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 200,000 LSU | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 184,549 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 200,000 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 210,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 215,000 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 220,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 230,100 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 235,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 240,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 250,000 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 258,400 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 278,500 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 298,900 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 232,000 LSU | -22.4% |
| 1978 | 205,900 LSU | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 206,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 208,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 195,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 168,000 LSU | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 180,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 161,000 LSU | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 155,000 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 147,547 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 150,000 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 155,000 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 147,600 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 155,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 107,000 LSU | -31.0% |
| 1992 | 125,000 LSU | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 155,000 LSU | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 142,500 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 145,000 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 110,500 LSU | -23.8% |
| 1997 | 146,577 LSU | +32.6% |
| 1998 | 145,000 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 140,000 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 130,000 LSU | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 74,300 LSU | -42.8% |
| 2002 | 74,000 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 71,500 LSU | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 54,900 LSU | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 52,300 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 64,500 LSU | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 107,800 LSU | +67.1% |
| 2008 | 109,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 147,500 LSU | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 151,900 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 156,500 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 161,200 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 119,568 LSU | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 121,690 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 123,850 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 126,048 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 128,286 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 130,563 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 132,880 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 135,239 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 137,639 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 140,082 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 142,569 LSU | +1.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 142,569 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,826 LSU, 4.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 142,569 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 115,138 LSU, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +67.1% | 64,500 LSU | 107,800 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216,617 LSU | 184,549 LSU | 260,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 243,480 LSU | 205,900 LSU | 298,900 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 166,715 LSU | 147,547 LSU | 208,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 137,158 LSU | 107,000 LSU | 155,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,630 LSU | 52,300 LSU | 147,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,248 LSU | 119,568 LSU | 161,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,882 LSU | 135,239 LSU | 142,569 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 goats — stocks in Iraq?
- Goats — stocks in Iraq was 142,569 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 298,900 LSU in 1976.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,300 LSU in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for goats — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 67th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Goats — 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.