Iraq vs Mozambique: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Iraq
0.9%
in 2020
Mozambique
0.8%
in 2020
Iraq rank
20th
Mozambique rank
22nd
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Iraq
- Mozambique
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Iraq ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 105 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 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Iraq or Mozambique?
- Iraq, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Mozambique as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Iraq and Mozambique?
- 0.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mozambique?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and Mozambique rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Iraq ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 105 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 deforestation 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 deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.