Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Iraq
Iraq: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 19.31 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Iraq is 19.31 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Iraq peaked at 44.11 %LSU in 1968 and was at its lowest, 18.63 %LSU, in 2022.
That places Iraq 71st out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.5 %LSU | 38.89 %LSU | 44.11 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.96 %LSU | 33.57 %LSU | 41.66 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.55 %LSU | 29.01 %LSU | 41.75 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.58 %LSU | 32.89 %LSU | 43.59 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.38 %LSU | 20.65 %LSU | 35.68 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.05 %LSU | 21.32 %LSU | 26.86 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2 %LSU | 18.63 %LSU | 23.34 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 68 Uganda 19.89 %LSU compare
- 69 Central African Republic 19.84 %LSU compare
- 70 South Africa 19.83 %LSU compare
- 72 Bulgaria 18.76 %LSU compare
- 73 Sierra Leone 18.6 %LSU compare
- 74 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 18.28 %LSU compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 460,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 462,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,088 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,033 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 78 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 160 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 193,308 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Iraq?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Iraq was 19.31 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 44.11 %LSU in 1968.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.63 %LSU in 2022.
- How does Iraq rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Iraq ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. 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.