Afghanistan vs Iraq: Share of land covered by forest
Afghanistan
1.9%
in 2025
Iraq
1.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
191st
Iraq rank
193rd
Share of land covered by forest 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 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 191st and Iraq ranks 193rd of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 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 share of land covered by forest, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for share of land covered by forest?
- Afghanistan ranks 191st and Iraq ranks 193rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.