Iraq vs Uruguay: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Iraq
675.3 1000 ha
in 2025
Uruguay
856.92 1000 ha
in 2025
Iraq rank
132nd
Uruguay rank
129th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Iraq
  • Uruguay
0200400600800199020072025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 856.92 1000 ha against 675.3 1000 ha in Iraq, a difference of 181.62 1000 ha.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 129th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 794.31 1000 ha 717.11 1000 ha 77.2 1000 ha Iraq
2000s 795.49 1000 ha 777.05 1000 ha 18.44 1000 ha Iraq
2010s 750.24 1000 ha 836.14 1000 ha 85.9 1000 ha Uruguay
2020s 692.93 1000 ha 850.92 1000 ha 158 1000 ha Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Iraq or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 856.92 1000 ha against 675.3 1000 ha in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Iraq and Uruguay?
181.62 1000 ha, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uruguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Uruguay rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Iraq ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 129th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.