Sheep — Share in total livestock in Iraq
Iraq: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 15.97 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 15.97 %LSU for sheep — share in total livestock in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Iraq peaked at 37.89 %LSU in 1968 and was at its lowest, 15.44 %LSU, in 2022.
Iraq ranks 40th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Iraq, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.5 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 31.3 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 32.19 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 33.97 %LSU | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 36.42 %LSU | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 37.16 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 36.62 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 37.89 %LSU | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 36.51 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 35.44 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 33.35 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 31.24 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 28.76 %LSU | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 25.76 %LSU | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 27.07 %LSU | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 27.65 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 31 %LSU | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 32.15 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 32.3 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 34.53 %LSU | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 35.81 %LSU | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 30.41 %LSU | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 31.27 %LSU | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 29.53 %LSU | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 26.59 %LSU | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 27.81 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 27.38 %LSU | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 27.08 %LSU | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 24.92 %LSU | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 28.32 %LSU | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 33.89 %LSU | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 34.9 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 37.47 %LSU | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 35.46 %LSU | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 34.22 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 31.6 %LSU | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 30.35 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 30.8 %LSU | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 27.66 %LSU | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 30.02 %LSU | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 26.51 %LSU | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 25.83 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 27.98 %LSU | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 20.69 %LSU | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 18.48 %LSU | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 22.45 %LSU | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 25.21 %LSU | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 28.37 %LSU | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 22.98 %LSU | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 22.11 %LSU | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 21.98 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 21.87 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.02 %LSU | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 18.25 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 22.61 %LSU | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 22.4 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.8 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.31 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 19.85 %LSU | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 19.43 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 16.2 %LSU | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 15.44 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 15.97 %LSU | +3.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 15.97 %LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.09 %LSU, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 15.97 %LSU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.05 %LSU, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.73 %LSU | 30.5 %LSU | 37.89 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.47 %LSU | 25.76 %LSU | 35.44 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.53 %LSU | 24.92 %LSU | 35.81 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.47 %LSU | 27.66 %LSU | 37.47 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.85 %LSU | 18.48 %LSU | 30.02 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.02 %LSU | 18.02 %LSU | 22.61 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.76 %LSU | 15.44 %LSU | 19.43 %LSU | 4 |
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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 — share in total livestock in Iraq?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Iraq was 15.97 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 37.89 %LSU in 1968.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.44 %LSU in 2022.
- How does Iraq rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Iraq ranks 40th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 — 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.