Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β Area in Iraq
Iraq: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β Area was 233.47 1000 ha in 2022. β² Rising
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β Area in Iraq, 1992β2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β area in Iraq stood at 233.47 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β area in Iraq peaked at 233.47 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.58 1000 ha, in 1992.
Iraq ranks 39th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4 1000 ha | 56.58 1000 ha | 64.66 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 91.72 1000 ha | 66.43 1000 ha | 115.98 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.33 1000 ha | 121.95 1000 ha | 208.55 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 219.44 1000 ha | 208.55 1000 ha | 233.47 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 36 Czechia 266.15 1000 ha compare
- 37 Algeria 244.99 1000 ha compare
- 38 Peru 234.67 1000 ha compare
- 40 Chile 230.1 1000 ha compare
- 40 Niue 0.04 1000 ha compare
- 41 United Arab Emirates 229.76 1000 ha compare
- 42 Colombia 216.53 1000 ha compare
- 42 Cook Islands 0.01 1000 ha compare
- 42 Montserrat 0.01 1000 ha compare
- 42 Tokelau 0.01 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 460,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 462,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 12,088 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,033 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 78 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 160 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 193,308 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β area in Iraq?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β area in Iraq was 233.47 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 233.47 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.58 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Iraq rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β area?
- Iraq ranks 39th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the UniversitΓ© catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.