Iraq vs Puerto Rico: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Iraq
-6,604 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico
-5,210 hectares
in 2025
Iraq rank
187th
Puerto Rico rank
184th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Iraq
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -5,210 hectares against -6,604 hectares in Iraq, a difference of 1,394 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 187th and Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 235 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,412 hectares | 12,532 hectares | 11,120 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -1,058 hectares | 6,860 hectares | 7,918 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -7,345 hectares | -1,790 hectares | 5,556 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -6,605 hectares | -5,211 hectares | 1,394 hectares | Puerto Rico |
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, Iraq or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at -5,210 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 Iraq and Puerto Rico?
- 1,394 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Puerto Rico rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Iraq ranks 187th and Puerto Rico ranks 184th 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.