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 50th out of 192 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 | 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
- 47 Libya 752,842 LSU compare
- 48 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 747,613 LSU compare
- 49 Yugoslav SFR 743,100 LSU compare
- 51 Azerbaijan 664,071 LSU compare
- 52 France 657,600 LSU compare
- 53 Italy 649,700 LSU compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 65.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,985 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 509.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,904 1000 ha (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 50th out of 192 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.