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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Iraq

Iraq: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 47,316 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47,316 t
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
41st
of 179 countries
All-time high
47,316 t
in 2023
All-time low
16,136 t
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Iraq, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Iraq recorded 47,316 t for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Iraq peaked at 47,316 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,136 t, in 1996.

That places Iraq 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Iraq, year by year

Year t Change
1961 35,200 t —
1962 35,680 t +1.4%
1963 35,840 t +0.4%
1964 36,000 t +0.4%
1965 36,800 t +2.2%
1966 37,120 t +0.9%
1967 37,552 t +1.2%
1968 38,672 t +3.0%
1969 37,248 t -3.7%
1970 38,560 t +3.5%
1971 35,520 t -7.9%
1972 32,080 t -9.7%
1973 28,640 t -10.7%
1974 24,800 t -13.4%
1975 24,400 t -1.6%
1976 24,000 t -1.6%
1977 27,200 t +13.3%
1978 28,800 t +5.9%
1979 29,120 t +1.1%
1980 31,680 t +8.8%
1981 32,800 t +3.5%
1982 31,200 t -4.9%
1983 29,360 t -5.9%
1984 26,992 t -8.1%
1985 24,400 t -9.6%
1986 24,800 t +1.6%
1987 25,680 t +3.5%
1988 25,840 t +0.6%
1989 23,200 t -10.2%
1990 28,000 t +20.7%
1991 16,800 t -40.0%
1992 22,880 t +36.2%
1993 29,120 t +27.3%
1994 25,600 t -12.1%
1995 22,466 t -12.2%
1996 16,136 t -28.2%
1997 18,960 t +17.5%
1998 20,000 t +5.5%
1999 20,160 t +0.8%
2000 24,000 t +19.0%
2001 20,800 t -13.3%
2002 20,800 t +0.0%
2003 28,800 t +38.5%
2004 20,000 t -30.6%
2005 26,160 t +30.8%
2006 30,375 t +16.1%
2007 37,170 t +22.4%
2008 44,000 t +18.4%
2009 40,000 t -9.1%
2010 42,000 t +5.0%
2011 44,000 t +4.8%
2012 47,150 t +7.2%
2013 37,348 t -20.8%
2014 45,442 t +21.7%
2015 45,647 t +0.5%
2016 45,852 t +0.4%
2017 46,058 t +0.4%
2018 46,266 t +0.5%
2019 46,474 t +0.4%
2020 46,683 t +0.4%
2021 46,893 t +0.4%
2022 47,104 t +0.4%
2023 47,316 t +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36,679 t 35,200 t 38,672 t 9
1970s 29,312 t 24,000 t 38,560 t 10
1980s 27,595 t 23,200 t 32,800 t 10
1990s 22,012 t 16,136 t 29,120 t 10
2000s 29,210 t 20,000 t 44,000 t 10
2010s 44,624 t 37,348 t 47,150 t 10
2020s 46,999 t 46,683 t 47,316 t 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 38 Indonesia 52,999 t compare
  2. 39 Kuwait 52,108 t compare
  3. 40 Kenya 51,691 t compare
  4. 42 Egypt 46,787 t compare
  5. 43 Argentina 44,381 t compare
  6. 44 Mauritania 43,671 t compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Iraq?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Iraq was 47,316 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 47,316 t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 16,136 t in 1996.
How does Iraq rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
Iraq ranks 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,749 data points, 1961–2023
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