Share of global forest area in Iraq
Iraq: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of global forest area in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Iraq stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Iraq peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
That places Iraq 134th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 131 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 133 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 135 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 136 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 137 Belgium 0.0% compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 413.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 145.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0141 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 163.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1325 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Iraq?
- Share of global forest area in Iraq was 0.0% in 2025, 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 global forest area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for share of global forest area?
- Iraq ranks 134th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.