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Forest area — Iraq

Forest area in Iraq in 2023 — 8,250 km². Ranked 129 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.6%.

2023 8,250 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 129of 213
Period maximum 8,250 km²2010
Period minimum 8,040 km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Iraq, 1990–20238,0008,1008,2008,3001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 8,040 km²1991: 8,054 km²1992: 8,068 km²1993: 8,082 km²1994: 8,096 km²1995: 8,110 km²1996: 8,124 km²1997: 8,138 km²1998: 8,152 km²1999: 8,166 km²2000: 8,180 km²2001: 8,187 km²2002: 8,194 km²2003: 8,201 km²2004: 8,208 km²2005: 8,215 km²2006: 8,222 km²2007: 8,229 km²2008: 8,236 km²2009: 8,243 km²2010: 8,250 km²2011: 8,250 km²2012: 8,250 km²2013: 8,250 km²2014: 8,250 km²2015: 8,250 km²2016: 8,250 km²2017: 8,250 km²2018: 8,250 km²2019: 8,250 km²2020: 8,250 km²2021: 8,250 km²2022: 8,250 km²2023: 8,250 km²
Change over the period: +210 (+2.61%) Average annual rate: 0.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 8,250 km²
World 40.35M km²
Middle East & North Africa 279,185 km²
Western Asia computed 307,697 km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 8,250 +0 +0%
2022 8,250 +0 +0%
2021 8,250 +0 +0%
2020 8,250 +0 +0%
2019 8,250 +0 +0%
2018 8,250 +0 +0%
2017 8,250 +0 +0%
2016 8,250 +0 +0%
2015 8,250 +0 +0%
2014 8,250 +0 +0%
2013 8,250 +0 +0%
2012 8,250 +0 +0%
2011 8,250 +0 +0%
2010 8,250 +7 +0.08%
2009 8,243 +7 +0.08%
2008 8,236 +7 +0.09%
2007 8,229 +7 +0.09%
2006 8,222 +7 +0.09%
2005 8,215 +7 +0.09%
2004 8,208 +7 +0.09%
2003 8,201 +7 +0.09%
2002 8,194 +7 +0.09%
2001 8,187 +7 +0.09%
2000 8,180 +14 +0.17%
1999 8,166 +14 +0.17%
1998 8,152 +14 +0.17%
1997 8,138 +14 +0.17%
1996 8,124 +14 +0.17%
1995 8,110 +14 +0.17%
1994 8,096 +14 +0.17%
1993 8,082 +14 +0.17%
1992 8,068 +14 +0.17%
1991 8,054 +14 +0.17%
1990 8,040 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TR Türkiye 226,884 GE Georgia 28,224 AZ Azerbaijan 11,664 SA Saudi Arabia 9,770 IQ Iraq 8,250 YE Yemen 5,490 SY Syria 5,221 AM Armenia 3,276 AE United Arab Emirates 3,173 CY Cyprus 1,725 LB Lebanon 1,451 IL Israel 1,400 JO Jordan 975 PS Palestine 101 KW Kuwait 63 OM Oman 24 BH Bahrain 8 QA Qatar 0
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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