Afghanistan vs Iraq: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
167th
Iraq rank
169th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 167th and Iraq ranks 169th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 167th and Iraq ranks 169th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.