Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Iraq
Iraq: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 13.79 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Iraq stood at 13.79 million t.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Iraq peaked at 28.24 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.37 million t, in 2020.
Iraq ranks 147th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Iraq, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.74 million t | — |
| 1991 | 27.79 million t | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 27.84 million t | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 27.89 million t | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 27.94 million t | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 27.99 million t | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.04 million t | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 28.09 million t | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 28.14 million t | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.19 million t | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 28.24 million t | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 28.19 million t | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 28.15 million t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.1 million t | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.05 million t | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 28.01 million t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.96 million t | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 27.91 million t | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 27.86 million t | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.82 million t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 27.77 million t | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 27.8 million t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.83 million t | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.86 million t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 27.89 million t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.92 million t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 25.01 million t | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 22.1 million t | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 19.19 million t | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 16.28 million t | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 13.37 million t | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 13.45 million t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.54 million t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.62 million t | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.71 million t | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 13.79 million t | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.96 million t | 27.74 million t | 28.19 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.03 million t | 27.82 million t | 28.24 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.96 million t | 16.28 million t | 27.92 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.58 million t | 13.37 million t | 13.79 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 144 Guadeloupe 15.27 million t compare
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 14.8 million t compare
- 146 Tunisia 13.95 million t compare
- 148 French Polynesia 13.01 million t compare
- 149 Tajikistan 10.58 million t compare
- 150 Martinique 9.48 million t compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Iraq?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Iraq was 13.79 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 28.24 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.37 million t in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Iraq ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.