Buffalo fat, unrendered production in Iraq
In 2024 Iraq produced 212 t of buffalo fat, unrendered, the 18th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 20%. The record was 333 t in 2012.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 212 t
- World rank
- 18 of 25
- 10-year change
- +20%
- Record
- 333 t
- 2012
Buffalo fat, unrendered in Iraq, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Iraq compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.05%
- 0.05% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.00
- world 0.05
- 10-year change
- +20%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of buffalo fat, unrendered
Share of the world total; Iraq is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 212 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 209 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 205 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 202 | −13% |
| 2020 | 232 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 211 | +12% |
| 2018 | 189 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 175 | −2.2% |
| 2016 | 179 | −13% |
| 2015 | 205 | +16% |
| 2014 | 177 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 172 | −48% |
| 2012 | 333 | +16% |
| 2011 | 288 | −3.4% |
| 2010 | 298 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 271 | −17% |
| 2008 | 325 | +195% |
| 2007 | 110 | +45% |
| 2006 | 76 | +100% |
| 2005 | 38 | +15% |
| 2004 | 33 | +22% |
| 2003 | 27 | −37% |
| 2002 | 43 | −20% |
| 2001 | 54 | −21% |
| 2000 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 65 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 65 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 59 | −48% |
| 1995 | 114 | −16% |
| 1994 | 136 | −17% |
| 1993 | 163 | +43% |
| 1992 | 114 | −12% |
| 1991 | 130 | −41% |
| 1990 | 222 | +136% |
| 1989 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 89 | −9.2% |
| 1985 | 98 | −12% |
| 1984 | 111 | −5.1% |
| 1983 | 117 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 114 | −2.6% |
| 1981 | 117 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 110 | −0.9% |
| 1979 | 111 | −6.7% |
| 1978 | 119 | −6.3% |
| 1977 | 127 | −11% |
| 1976 | 142 | +10% |
| 1975 | 129 | −0.8% |
| 1974 | 130 | −4.4% |
| 1973 | 136 | −6.8% |
| 1972 | 146 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 141 | −7.2% |
| 1970 | 152 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 141 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 136 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 136 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 136 | −3.5% |
| 1965 | 141 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | 152 | −6.7% |
| 1963 | 163 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | 163 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 163 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of buffalo fat, unrendered in Iraq?
Iraq produced 212 t in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Iraq rank in the world for production of buffalo fat, unrendered?
Iraq ranked 18th of 25 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 63.0% of the world total.
How has the production of buffalo fat, unrendered in Iraq changed?
It rose by 20% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 333 t in 2012.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Iraq is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.