Iraq vs Syria: Land use

Iraq

5.49 million hectares

in 2023

Syria

5.44 million hectares

in 2023

Iraq rank

52nd

Syria rank

53rd

Land use over time

Iraq currently reports 5.49 million hectares against 5.44 million hectares in Syria, a difference of 50,400 hectares.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Iraq ranks 52nd and Syria ranks 53rd of 223 countries.

Indicator: Land use
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026