Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 12.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Iraq is 12.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Iraq peaked at 12.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1990.
That places Iraq 103rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -68.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -38.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Iraq?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Iraq was 12.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Iraq ranks 103rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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