Belgium vs Iraq: Forest land — Area

Belgium
670.52 1000 ha
in 2025
Iraq
692.55 1000 ha
in 2025
Belgium rank
142nd
Iraq rank
139th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Belgium
  • Iraq
0200400600800199020072025

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 692.55 1000 ha against 670.52 1000 ha in Belgium, a difference of 22.03 1000 ha.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 142nd and Iraq ranks 139th of 231 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 677.46 1000 ha 811.63 1000 ha 134.17 1000 ha Iraq
2010s 685.71 1000 ha 765.71 1000 ha 79.99 1000 ha Iraq
2020s 670.52 1000 ha 709.06 1000 ha 38.54 1000 ha Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Belgium or Iraq?
Iraq, at 692.55 1000 ha against 670.52 1000 ha in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Belgium and Iraq?
22.03 1000 ha, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iraq?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Iraq rank globally for forest land — area?
Belgium ranks 142nd and Iraq ranks 139th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.