Share of forest area within protected areas in Iraq
Iraq: Share of forest area within protected areas was 12.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Iraq stood at 12.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Iraq peaked at 12.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 124th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 12.8% | — |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 12.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 12.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 12.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Iraq?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Iraq was 12.8% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Iraq ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).