Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.9351 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Iraq stood at -0.9351 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 0.1757 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.2 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Iraq 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1757 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.1754 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1751 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1748 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1745 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1742 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1739 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1736 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1733 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.173 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0064 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1629 % change on previous year | +2461.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1632 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1635 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1637 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.164 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1643 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1645 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1648 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1651 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -0.1477 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2012 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +669.0% |
| 2013 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2014 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2015 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2016 | -1.2 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8711 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2018 | -0.8787 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2019 | -0.8865 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -0.8944 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.8416 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2022 | -0.9096 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2023 | -0.918 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2024 | -0.9265 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2025 | -0.9351 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -2461.7% | -0.0064 % change on previous year | -0.1629 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -669.0% | -0.1477 % change on previous year | -1.14 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -103.7% | 0.173 % change on previous year | -0.0064 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +27.5% | -1.2 % change on previous year | -0.8711 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1745 % change on previous year | 0.1733 % change on previous year | 0.1757 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1144 % change on previous year | -0.1648 % change on previous year | 0.173 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8775 % change on previous year | -1.2 % change on previous year | -0.1477 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9042 % change on previous year | -0.9351 % change on previous year | -0.8416 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 216 Mozambique -0.8149 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Antigua and Barbuda -0.8331 % change on previous year compare
- 218 Honduras -0.8421 % change on previous year compare
- 220 Mali -0.9403 % change on previous year compare
- 221 Myanmar -1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 222 United Republic of Tanzania -1.06 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Iraq was -0.9351 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1757 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.