Iraq vs Melanesia: Net Forest conversion — Area
Iraq
7.05 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia
7.82 1000 ha
in 2025
Iraq rank
58th
Melanesia rank
55th
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Iraq
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 7.82 1000 ha against 7.05 1000 ha in Iraq, a difference of 0.77 1000 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Iraq ranks 58th and Melanesia ranks 55th of 243 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 1.15 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | 23.9 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 7.39 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 9.62 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 6.98 1000 ha | 10.71 1000 ha | 3.73 1000 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Iraq or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 7.82 1000 ha against 7.05 1000 ha in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Iraq and Melanesia?
- 0.77 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Melanesia rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Iraq ranks 58th and Melanesia ranks 55th of 243 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).