Afghanistan vs Iraq: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Afghanistan
1.9%
in 2025
Iraq
1.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
223rd
Iraq rank
225th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 223rd and Iraq ranks 225th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Afghanistan ranks 223rd and Iraq ranks 225th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.