Iraq vs Nigeria: Imported deforestation

Iraq
5,824 hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
5,345 hectares
in 2023
Iraq rank
43rd
Nigeria rank
46th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 5,824 hectares against 5,345 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 479.39 hectares.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.

Iraq ranks 43rd and Nigeria ranks 46th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Imported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
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Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.