Gambia, The vs Iraq: Annual forest expansion
Gambia, The
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Iraq
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Gambia, The rank
73rd
Iraq rank
73rd
Annual forest expansion over time
- Gambia, The
- Iraq
How they compare
Gambia, The currently reports 0 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Iraq, a difference of 0 hectares per year.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Gambia, The ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 73rd of 110 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia, The | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 1,410 hectares per year | 1,410 hectares per year | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Gambia, The or Iraq?
- Gambia, The, at 0 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Gambia, The and Iraq?
- 0 hectares per year, with Gambia, The ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia, The and Iraq?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Gambia, The and Iraq rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Gambia, The ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 73rd of 110 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 forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).