Share of annual global forest expansion in Iraq
Iraq: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in Iraq, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of annual global forest expansion in Iraq is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Iraq peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 73rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 70 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 73 Bahrain 0.0%
- 73 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 73 Brazil 0.0% compare
- 73 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 73 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 73 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 73 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 73 Finland 0.0% compare
- 73 Gambia 0.0%
- 73 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 73 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 73 Greenland 0.0%
- 73 Guyana 0.0%
- 73 Iran 0.0%
- 73 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 73 Jersey 0.0%
- 73 Jordan 0.0%
- 73 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 73 Lebanon 0.0%
- 73 Libya 0.0%
- 73 Malawi 0.0%
- 73 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 73 Monaco 0.0%
- 73 Namibia 0.0%
- 73 Nauru 0.0%
- 73 Oman 0.0%
- 73 Qatar 0.0%
- 73 San Marino 0.0%
- 73 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 73 Somalia 0.0%
- 73 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0%
- 73 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 73 Tanzania 0.0%
- 73 Tokelau 0.0%
- 73 Vatican 0.0%
- 73 Yemen 0.0%
- 73 Zimbabwe 0.0%
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Iraq?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Iraq was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Iraq ranks 73rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.