Forest land — Area in Iraq
Iraq: Forest land — Area was 692.55 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Iraq stood at 692.55 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Iraq peaked at 817.62 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 692.55 1000 ha, in 2025.
Iraq ranks 139th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 809.85 1000 ha | 803.5 1000 ha | 816.21 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 811.63 1000 ha | 805.63 1000 ha | 817.62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 765.71 1000 ha | 732.18 1000 ha | 804.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 709.06 1000 ha | 692.55 1000 ha | 725.57 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 136 Ireland 832.85 1000 ha compare
- 137 Montenegro 827 1000 ha compare
- 138 Belgium-Luxembourg 754.92 1000 ha compare
- 140 Tunisia 687.49 1000 ha compare
- 141 El Salvador 684.84 1000 ha compare
- 142 Belgium 670.52 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 65.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,985 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 509.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,904 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Iraq?
- Forest land — area in Iraq was 692.55 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 817.62 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 692.55 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for forest land — area?
- Iraq ranks 139th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.