Forest area in Iraq
Iraq: Forest area was 692,550 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 692,550 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Iraq peaked at 817,620 hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 692,550 hectares, in 2025.
That places Iraq 134th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 809,854 hectares | 803,500 hectares | 816,208 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 811,626 hectares | 805,632 hectares | 817,620 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 765,709 hectares | 732,178 hectares | 804,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 709,060 hectares | 692,550 hectares | 725,570 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 131 New Caledonia 892,610 hectares compare
- 133 Montenegro 827,000 hectares compare
- 135 Tunisia 687,490 hectares compare
- 136 El Salvador 684,840 hectares compare
- 137 Belgium 670,520 hectares compare
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 forest area in Iraq?
- Forest area in Iraq was 692,550 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 817,620 hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 692,550 hectares in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for forest area?
- Iraq ranks 134th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.