Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Iraq

Iraq: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 824,074 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
824,074 LSU
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
55th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.54 million LSU
in 1970
All-time low
497,200 LSU
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Iraq is 824,074 LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Iraq peaked at 1.54 million LSU in 1970 and was at its lowest, 497,200 LSU, in 2005.

That places Iraq 55th out of 203 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.33 million LSU 1.21 million LSU 1.52 million LSU 9
1970s 1.24 million LSU 1.11 million LSU 1.54 million LSU 10
1980s 1.15 million LSU 1.00 million LSU 1.37 million LSU 10
1990s 872,747 LSU 687,000 LSU 1.11 million LSU 10
2000s 703,234 LSU 497,200 LSU 942,000 LSU 10
2010s 840,840 LSU 771,150 LSU 981,200 LSU 10
2020s 815,821 LSU 807,625 LSU 824,074 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 52 Libya 1.02 million LSU compare
  2. 53 Cameroon 1.01 million LSU compare
  3. 54 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 975,632 LSU compare
  4. 56 Guinea 820,897 LSU compare
  5. 57 Togo 793,292 LSU compare
  6. 58 France 785,100 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Iraq?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Iraq was 824,074 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 1.54 million LSU in 1970.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 497,200 LSU in 2005.
How does Iraq rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Iraq ranks 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.