Sheep — Stocks in Iraq
Iraq: Sheep — Stocks was 681,505 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 681,505 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Iraq peaked at 1.31 million LSU in 1968 and was at its lowest, 444,900 LSU, in 2005.
That places Iraq 46th out of 180 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 — Stocks in Iraq, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 945,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 970,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.00 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.05 million LSU | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 1.10 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 1.19 million LSU | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 1.20 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.31 million LSU | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 1.29 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.31 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.20 million LSU | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 1.08 million LSU | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 967,000 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 852,600 LSU | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 847,000 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 840,094 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 950,000 LSU | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 972,330 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 977,500 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.10 million LSU | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 1.18 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.09 million LSU | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 1.05 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 972,300 LSU | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 850,000 LSU | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 898,126 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 900,000 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 900,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 898,100 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 960,000 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 580,000 LSU | -39.6% |
| 1992 | 752,500 LSU | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 950,000 LSU | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 840,000 LSU | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 740,000 LSU | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 585,000 LSU | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 658,394 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 690,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 600,000 LSU | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 690,000 LSU | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 604,500 LSU | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 610,000 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 625,500 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 447,300 LSU | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 444,900 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 520,000 LSU | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 637,100 LSU | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 772,238 LSU | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 794,500 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 794,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 818,300 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 820,000 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 651,582 LSU | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 654,515 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 657,460 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 660,418 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 663,390 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 666,376 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 669,374 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 672,387 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 675,412 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 678,452 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 681,505 LSU | +0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 681,505 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,707 LSU, 11.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 681,505 LSU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 206,367 LSU, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 | -39.6% | 960,000 LSU | 580,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 million LSU | 945,000 LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 999,292 LSU | 840,094 LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 982,913 LSU | 850,000 LSU | 1.18 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 735,589 LSU | 580,000 LSU | 960,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 614,604 LSU | 444,900 LSU | 794,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 705,592 LSU | 651,582 LSU | 820,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 676,939 LSU | 672,387 LSU | 681,505 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 — stocks in Iraq?
- Sheep — stocks in Iraq was 681,505 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million LSU in 1968.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 444,900 LSU in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for sheep — stocks?
- Iraq ranks 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 — 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.