Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Iraq
Iraq: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 32,538 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Iraq, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Iraq is 32,538 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Iraq peaked at 32,807 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 32,077 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Iraq 18th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 32,080 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 32,078 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 32,077 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 32,146 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 32,167 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 32,182 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32,201 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 32,372 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 32,433 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 32,645 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 32,686 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 32,723 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 32,727 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32,745 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 32,756 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32,771 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32,804 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 32,807 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32,805 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 32,800 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 32,783 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32,768 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 32,738 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32,734 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 32,722 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 32,718 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 32,683 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 32,573 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32,557 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 32,550 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 32,538 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 32,538 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.04 1000 ha, 15989.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 32,538 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,559 1000 ha, 3.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,163 1000 ha | 32,077 1000 ha | 32,372 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 32,710 1000 ha | 32,433 1000 ha | 32,807 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,732 1000 ha | 32,573 1000 ha | 32,805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,548 1000 ha | 32,538 1000 ha | 32,557 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 1000 ha
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 15 Timor-Leste 0 1000 ha
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 15 Yemen 35,398 1000 ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 0 1000 ha
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 33,050 1000 ha compare
- 17 Russian Federation 32,677 1000 ha compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 32,432 1000 ha compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 32,341 1000 ha compare
- 21 Australia 32,055 1000 ha compare
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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Iraq?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Iraq was 32,538 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 32,807 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,077 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Iraq rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Iraq ranks 18th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. 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.