Iraq vs Ireland: Forest area
Iraq
692,550 hectares
in 2025
Ireland
832,850 hectares
in 2025
Iraq rank
134th
Ireland rank
132nd
Forest area over time
- Iraq
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 832,850 hectares against 692,550 hectares in Iraq, a difference of 140,300 hectares.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 134th and Ireland ranks 132nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 809,854 hectares | 537,564 hectares | 272,290 hectares | Iraq |
| 2000s | 811,626 hectares | 670,869 hectares | 140,757 hectares | Iraq |
| 2010s | 765,709 hectares | 752,113 hectares | 13,596 hectares | Iraq |
| 2020s | 709,060 hectares | 813,085 hectares | 104,025 hectares | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Iraq or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 832,850 hectares against 692,550 hectares in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Iraq and Ireland?
- 140,300 hectares, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Ireland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Ireland rank globally for forest area?
- Iraq ranks 134th and Ireland ranks 132nd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.