Guyana vs Iraq: Annual change in forest area
Guyana
-7,630 hectares
in 2025
Iraq
-6,604 hectares
in 2025
Guyana rank
190th
Iraq rank
187th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Guyana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -6,604 hectares against -7,630 hectares in Guyana, a difference of 1,026 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 190th and Iraq ranks 187th of 235 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3,793 hectares | 1,412 hectares | 5,205 hectares | Iraq |
| 2000s | -4,376 hectares | -1,058 hectares | 3,319 hectares | Iraq |
| 2010s | -9,971 hectares | -7,345 hectares | 2,625 hectares | Iraq |
| 2020s | -7,892 hectares | -6,605 hectares | 1,288 hectares | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Guyana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at -6,604 hectares against -7,630 hectares in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Guyana and Iraq?
- 1,026 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Iraq?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Iraq rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Guyana ranks 190th and Iraq ranks 187th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.