Belize vs Iraq: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Belize
-7,532 hectares
in 2025
Iraq
-6,604 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
189th
Iraq rank
187th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Belize
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -6,604 hectares against -7,532 hectares in Belize, a difference of 928 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iraq ahead.
Belize ranks 189th 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 | Belize | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,590 hectares | 1,412 hectares | 9,002 hectares | Iraq |
| 2000s | -7,590 hectares | -1,058 hectares | 6,532 hectares | Iraq |
| 2010s | -7,538 hectares | -7,345 hectares | 192.41 hectares | Iraq |
| 2020s | -7,532 hectares | -6,605 hectares | 927.32 hectares | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Belize or Iraq?
- Iraq, at -6,604 hectares against -7,532 hectares in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Belize and Iraq?
- 928 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Iraq?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Iraq rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Belize ranks 189th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.