Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iraq
Iraq: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 2,796 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iraq, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iraq is 2,796 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iraq peaked at 3,891 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,116 1000 ha, in 2019.
Iraq ranks 28th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,891 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,436 1000 ha | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 3,172 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 3,032 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 3,060 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,036 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,622 1000 ha | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 2,692 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2,683 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,174 1000 ha | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 2,460 1000 ha | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 2,841 1000 ha | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 2,597 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 2,882 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2,701 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2,758 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,192 1000 ha | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 3,390 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 2,116 1000 ha | -37.6% |
| 2020 | 2,714 1000 ha | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 3,765 1000 ha | +38.8% |
| 2022 | 3,780 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,398 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 2,796 1000 ha | -17.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 2,796 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.445 1000 ha, 6283.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 2,796 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 385.18 1000 ha, 7.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,069 1000 ha | 2,622 1000 ha | 3,891 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,711 1000 ha | 2,116 1000 ha | 3,390 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,291 1000 ha | 2,714 1000 ha | 3,780 1000 ha | 5 |
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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iraq?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iraq was 2,796 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3,891 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,116 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Iraq ranks 28th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.