Forest land — Share in Land area in Iraq
Iraq: Forest land — Share in Land area was 1.61 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Iraq is 1.61 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Iraq peaked at 1.87 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.61 %, in 2024.
That places Iraq 211th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 % | 1.84 % | 1.87 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 % | 1.85 % | 1.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 % | 1.69 % | 1.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 % | 1.61 % | 1.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 208 Western Sahara 1.99 % compare
- 209 Afghanistan 1.85 % compare
- 210 Palestine 1.84 % compare
- 212 Malta 1.49 % compare
- 213 Kiribati 1.32 % compare
- 214 Kazakhstan 1.3 % 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 — share in land area in Iraq?
- Forest land — share in land area in Iraq was 1.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 % in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Iraq ranks 211th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 — Share in 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.