Iraq vs Palestine: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre

Iraq
0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
169th
Palestine rank
168th

Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Palestine
00.0010.0010.0020.002199020062023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 169th and Palestine ranks 168th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Iraq or Palestine?
Palestine, at 0.0018 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 Iraq and Palestine?
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Palestine rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 169th and Palestine ranks 168th 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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Indicator
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.