Afghanistan vs Iraq: Forestland — 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
Forestland — 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 | 0.0016 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 forestland — 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 forestland — 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 forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 167th and Iraq ranks 169th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — 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
Forestland — 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.