Goat milk production in Iraq
In 2024 Iraq produced 22,764 t of goat milk, the 57th largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 34%. The record was 88,550 t in 1979.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 22,764 t
- World rank
- 57 of 110
- 10-year change
- +34%
- Record
- 88,550 t
- 1979
Goat milk in Iraq, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Iraq compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.11%
- 0.11% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.49
- world 2.50
- 10-year change
- +34%
- world +27%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Austria | 26,450 | 0.13% |
| 56 | United States | 25,384 | 0.12% |
| 57 | Iraq | 22,764 | 0.11% |
| 58 | Lebanon | 22,341 | 0.11% |
| 59 | Libya | 20,961 | 0.10% |
Map of world production of goat milk
Share of the world total; Iraq is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,764 | −1.7% |
| 2023 | 23,149 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 22,764 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 22,379 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 21,994 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 21,609 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 21,224 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 20,887 | +20% |
| 2016 | 17,402 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 17,203 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17,007 | −5.5% |
| 2013 | 18,000 | −5.3% |
| 2012 | 19,000 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18,769 | −3.7% |
| 2010 | 19,497 | −2.9% |
| 2009 | 20,088 | +13% |
| 2008 | 17,807 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 17,518 | +19% |
| 2006 | 14,747 | +14% |
| 2005 | 12,927 | −1.6% |
| 2004 | 13,132 | −6.0% |
| 2003 | 13,970 | +13% |
| 2002 | 12,390 | −24% |
| 2001 | 16,277 | −15% |
| 2000 | 19,190 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 19,099 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 19,008 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 18,828 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 17,327 | +62% |
| 1995 | 10,711 | −9.6% |
| 1994 | 11,852 | +16% |
| 1993 | 10,199 | −3.8% |
| 1992 | 10,604 | −32% |
| 1991 | 15,685 | −68% |
| 1990 | 49,000 | −11% |
| 1989 | 55,300 | −1.3% |
| 1988 | 56,000 | −19% |
| 1987 | 69,300 | −1.0% |
| 1986 | 70,000 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 70,000 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 69,300 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 69,300 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 69,300 | −5.3% |
| 1981 | 73,150 | −5.0% |
| 1980 | 77,000 | −13% |
| 1979 | 88,550 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 86,100 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 84,700 | −1.6% |
| 1976 | 86,100 | +42% |
| 1975 | 60,760 | −7.2% |
| 1974 | 65,450 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 64,680 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 63,910 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 63,910 | −7.8% |
| 1970 | 69,300 | −10.0% |
| 1969 | 77,000 | +21% |
| 1968 | 63,700 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 61,600 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 60,060 | +11% |
| 1965 | 53,900 | −6.7% |
| 1964 | 57,750 | −6.3% |
| 1963 | 61,600 | −11% |
| 1962 | 69,300 | −8.2% |
| 1961 | 75,460 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat milk in Iraq?
Iraq produced 22,764 t in 2024, 0.11% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Iraq rank in the world for production of goat milk?
Iraq ranked 57th of 110 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 35.9% of the world total.
How has the production of goat milk in Iraq changed?
It rose by 34% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +27% for the world. The record was 88,550 t in 1979.
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 estimated 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.