Horses — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Horses — Stocks was 19,962 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Iraq stood at 19,962 LSU.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Iraq peaked at 76,800 LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18,312 LSU, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 84th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Iraq, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76,800 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 72,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 64,000 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 56,000 LSU | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 48,800 LSU | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 46,000 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 44,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 42,000 LSU | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 40,800 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 39,200 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 38,000 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 37,200 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 36,000 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 34,577 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 30,000 LSU | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 27,656 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 26,000 LSU | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 24,000 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 21,170 LSU | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 21,200 LSU | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 22,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 22,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 21,200 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 20,000 LSU | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 21,200 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 22,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 22,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 23,200 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 24,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 20,000 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 20,800 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 20,400 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 20,252 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 18,660 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 18,312 LSU | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 18,800 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 19,200 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 18,400 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 19,200 LSU | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 19,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,800 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 18,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,800 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,200 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 19,200 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19,400 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 20,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 20,800 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 21,200 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 20,429 LSU | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 20,077 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 19,886 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19,852 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 19,805 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 19,858 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 19,927 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 19,941 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 19,962 LSU | +0.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 19,962 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,708 LSU, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 19,962 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,052 LSU, 3.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,489 LSU | 40,800 LSU | 76,800 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,380 LSU | 21,170 LSU | 39,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,680 LSU | 20,000 LSU | 23,200 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,882 LSU | 18,312 LSU | 24,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,960 LSU | 18,800 LSU | 19,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,065 LSU | 19,200 LSU | 21,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,922 LSU | 19,858 LSU | 19,962 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 horses — stocks in Iraq?
- Horses — stocks in Iraq was 19,962 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 76,800 LSU in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,312 LSU in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for horses — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Horses — 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.