Gambia vs Iraq: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Gambia
-6,534 hectares
in 2025
Iraq
-6,604 hectares
in 2025
Gambia rank
186th
Iraq rank
187th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Gambia
- Iraq
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -6,534 hectares against -6,604 hectares in Iraq, a difference of 70 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iraq ahead.
Gambia ranks 186th and Iraq ranks 187th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,686 hectares | 1,412 hectares | 7,098 hectares | Iraq |
| 2000s | -5,777 hectares | -1,058 hectares | 4,719 hectares | Iraq |
| 2010s | -5,786 hectares | -7,345 hectares | 1,559 hectares | Gambia |
| 2020s | -6,409 hectares | -6,605 hectares | 195.33 hectares | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Iraq?
- Gambia, at -6,534 hectares against -6,604 hectares in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Gambia and Iraq?
- 70 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iraq?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Iraq rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Gambia ranks 186th 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.