Forestland — Area, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Iraq stood at 0 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Iraq 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 forestland — area, per capita in Iraq?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Iraq was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Iraq rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.