Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Iraq
Iraq: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 29,036 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Iraq, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 29,036 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Iraq peaked at 32,023 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26,541 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Iraq 20th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26,541 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 29,586 1000 ha | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 29,489 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29,061 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 29,647 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 30,060 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 30,569 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 31,483 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 32,023 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 31,861 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31,866 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31,912 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 31,256 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 29,469 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 29,096 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 28,684 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 29,202 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 29,245 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27,300 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 26,674 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 27,598 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 29,739 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 29,300 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 29,036 1000 ha | -0.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 29,036 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.38 1000 ha, 12225.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 29,036 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,557 1000 ha, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,829 1000 ha | 26,541 1000 ha | 32,023 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 29,989 1000 ha | 27,300 1000 ha | 31,912 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,469 1000 ha | 26,674 1000 ha | 29,739 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 17 Afghanistan 30,947 1000 ha compare
- 18 Oman 30,045 1000 ha compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.06 1000 ha compare
- 19 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 29,870 1000 ha compare
- 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 21 Chile 27,842 1000 ha compare
- 22 Western Sahara 26,790 1000 ha compare
- 23 Argentina 23,169 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 modis in Iraq?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Iraq was 29,036 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 32,023 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,541 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Iraq rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Iraq ranks 20th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 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.