Gabon vs Iraq: Annual change in forest area

Gabon

-6,732 hectares

in 2025

Iraq

-6,604 hectares

in 2025

Gabon rank

188th

Iraq rank

187th

Annual change in forest area over time

Iraq currently reports -6,604 hectares against -6,732 hectares in Gabon, a difference of 128.03 hectares.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 188th and Iraq ranks 187th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.