Iraq vs New Caledonia: Forest area
Iraq
692,550 hectares
in 2025
New Caledonia
892,610 hectares
in 2025
Iraq rank
134th
New Caledonia rank
131st
Forest area over time
- Iraq
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 892,610 hectares against 692,550 hectares in Iraq, a difference of 200,060 hectares.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 134th and New Caledonia ranks 131st of 235 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 809,854 hectares | 834,154 hectares | 24,300 hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 811,626 hectares | 838,376 hectares | 26,750 hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 765,709 hectares | 876,533 hectares | 110,824 hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 709,060 hectares | 892,610 hectares | 183,550 hectares | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Iraq or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 892,610 hectares against 692,550 hectares in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Iraq and New Caledonia?
- 200,060 hectares, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Caledonia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and New Caledonia rank globally for forest area?
- Iraq ranks 134th and New Caledonia ranks 131st 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.