Change forest area share total in Iraq
Iraq: Change forest area share total was -0.9536 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded -0.9536 for change forest area share total in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Iraq peaked at 0.1754 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.2, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 211th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1754 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1751 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1748 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1745 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1742 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1739 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1736 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1733 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.173 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1727 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1632 | -194.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1634 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1637 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.164 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1643 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1645 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1648 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1651 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1653 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1656 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -1.15 | +593.9% |
| 2012 | -1.16 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | -1.18 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | -1.19 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | -1.2 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | -0.8787 | -27.1% |
| 2017 | -0.8865 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | -0.8944 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | -0.9025 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -0.9107 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.9185 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | -0.9271 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | -0.9357 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | -0.9446 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | -0.9536 | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -593.9% | -0.1656 | -1.15 |
| 2001 | -194.5% | 0.1727 | -0.1632 |
| 2016 | +27.1% | -1.2 | -0.8787 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1742 | 0.173 | 0.1754 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1306 | -0.1653 | 0.1727 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9611 | -1.2 | -0.1656 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9317 | -0.9536 | -0.9107 | 6 |
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More environment data for Iraq
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1132 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0845 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.16 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Iraq?
- Change forest area share total in Iraq was -0.9536 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1754 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2 in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for change forest area share total?
- Iraq ranks 211th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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