Iraq vs Mozambique: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Iraq
-1.0%
in 2025
Mozambique
-0.8%
in 2025
Iraq rank
211th
Mozambique rank
208th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Iraq
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports -0.8% against -1.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 211th and Mozambique ranks 208th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.7% | 0.8% | Iraq |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -0.8% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -0.8% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Iraq or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at -0.8% against -1.0% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Iraq and Mozambique?
- 0.2%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Mozambique rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Iraq ranks 211th and Mozambique ranks 208th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.