Meat production in Iraq
Meat production in Iraq was 286,984 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.8% from 2023. That is the 97th highest of 194 countries in 2024.
Meat production in Iraq, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 286,984 Estimated |
| 2023 | 298,272 Estimated |
| 2022 | 259,594 |
| 2021 | 240,747 |
| 2020 | 251,799 |
| 2019 | 242,379 |
| 2018 | 201,416 |
| 2017 | 188,874 |
| 2016 | 180,085 |
| 2015 | 175,376 |
| 2014 | 178,779 Estimated |
| 2013 | 181,317 Estimated |
| 2012 | 209,616 Estimated |
| 2011 | 202,155 Estimated |
| 2010 | 166,120 Estimated |
| 2009 | 141,884 Estimated |
| 2008 | 157,360 Estimated |
| 2007 | 162,776 |
| 2006 | 141,210 |
| 2005 | 165,961 |
| 2004 | 114,082 |
| 2003 | 93,310 Estimated |
| 2002 | 171,578 Estimated |
| 2001 | 158,708 Estimated |
| 2000 | 153,202 Estimated |
| 1999 | 124,267 Estimated |
| 1998 | 103,253 Estimated |
| 1997 | 105,835 Estimated |
| 1996 | 97,593 Estimated |
| 1995 | 111,099 Estimated |
| 1994 | 119,387 Estimated |
| 1993 | 116,646 Estimated |
| 1992 | 99,919 Estimated |
| 1991 | 65,526 Estimated |
| 1990 | 284,450 Estimated |
| 1989 | 349,166 Estimated |
| 1988 | 292,500 Estimated |
| 1987 | 282,280 Estimated |
| 1986 | 278,687 Estimated |
| 1985 | 272,782 Estimated |
| 1984 | 250,195 Estimated |
| 1983 | 203,421 Estimated |
| 1982 | 248,454 Estimated |
| 1981 | 158,733 Estimated |
| 1980 | 152,300 Estimated |
| 1979 | 136,505 Estimated |
| 1978 | 134,900 Estimated |
| 1977 | 124,070 Estimated |
| 1976 | 123,577 Estimated |
| 1975 | 113,251 Estimated |
| 1974 | 114,875 Estimated |
| 1973 | 116,365 Estimated |
| 1972 | 117,678 Estimated |
| 1971 | 117,110 Estimated |
| 1970 | 117,075 Estimated |
| 1969 | 109,573 Estimated |
| 1968 | 107,332 Estimated |
| 1967 | 101,380 Estimated |
| 1966 | 95,715 Estimated |
| 1965 | 94,635 Estimated |
| 1964 | 97,600 Estimated |
| 1963 | 96,340 Estimated |
| 1962 | 95,880 Estimated |
| 1961 | 95,060 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.
Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
How to cite
FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
APA 7
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Iraq, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Iraq, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/iraq. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Iraq, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/iraq.
Harvard
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Iraq, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/iraq (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_meat_production_iraq_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Iraq, 1961 to 2024}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/iraq. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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Meat production in Iraq was 286,984 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 3.8% from 2023. That is the 97th highest of 194 countries in 2024.
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349,166 tonnes in 1989, the highest value since 1961 in this series.