Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Iraq
Iraq: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Iraq, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Iraq is 22, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Iraq peaked at 22 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 83rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15 | — |
| 2001 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 22 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 22 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.5, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4 | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More development goals data for Iraq
- Red List Index 0.8093 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 618.9 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 274.76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,456 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,670 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Iraq?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Iraq was 22 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Iraq ranks 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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