Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Iraq
Iraq: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Iraq, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.9% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Iraq peaked at 1.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 20th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 413.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 145.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0141 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 163.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1325 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Iraq?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Iraq was 0.9% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Iraq ranks 20th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.