Iraq vs Tunisia: Forest area
Iraq
692,550 hectares
in 2025
Tunisia
687,490 hectares
in 2025
Iraq rank
134th
Tunisia rank
135th
Forest area over time
- Iraq
- Tunisia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 692,550 hectares against 687,490 hectares in Tunisia, a difference of 5,060 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 134th and Tunisia ranks 135th of 235 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 809,854 hectares | 654,717 hectares | 155,137 hectares | Iraq |
| 2000s | 811,626 hectares | 683,856 hectares | 127,770 hectares | Iraq |
| 2010s | 765,709 hectares | 703,294 hectares | 62,415 hectares | Iraq |
| 2020s | 709,060 hectares | 693,245 hectares | 15,815 hectares | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Iraq or Tunisia?
- Iraq, at 692,550 hectares against 687,490 hectares in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Iraq and Tunisia?
- 5,060 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tunisia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Tunisia rank globally for forest area?
- Iraq ranks 134th and Tunisia ranks 135th 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.