Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 824,074 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks 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 — 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 51st out of 187 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Iraq, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.21 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.22 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.25 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.29 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.39 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 1.41 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.52 million LSU | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 1.51 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.54 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.43 million LSU | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.32 million LSU | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.22 million LSU | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million LSU | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 1.13 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.14 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.18 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.18 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.18 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.31 million LSU | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 1.37 million LSU | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.25 million LSU | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 1.23 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million LSU | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million LSU | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 1.05 million LSU | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.11 million LSU | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 687,000 LSU | -38.4% |
| 1992 | 877,500 LSU | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million LSU | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 982,500 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 885,000 LSU | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 695,500 LSU | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 804,971 LSU | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 835,000 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 740,000 LSU | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 820,000 LSU | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 678,800 LSU | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 684,000 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 697,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 502,200 LSU | -27.9% |
| 2005 | 497,200 LSU | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 584,500 LSU | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 744,900 LSU | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 881,738 LSU | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 942,000 LSU | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 946,400 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 974,800 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 981,200 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 771,150 LSU | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 776,204 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 781,310 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 786,467 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 791,676 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 796,938 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 802,255 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 807,625 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 813,052 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 818,534 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 824,074 LSU | +0.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 824,074 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,267 LSU, 11.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 824,074 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 370,110 LSU, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -38.4% | 1.11 million LSU | 687,000 LSU |
| 2004 | -27.9% | 697,000 LSU | 502,200 LSU |
| 1992 | +27.7% | 687,000 LSU | 877,500 LSU |
| 2007 | +27.4% | 584,500 LSU | 744,900 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 51st out of 187 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
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.