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Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Iraq

Iraq: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
109th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.0288 ha per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.012 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.012 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.012 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.012 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.012 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.012 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.006 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.016 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.027 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.029 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2002: 0 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2004: 0 ha per square kilometre2005: 0 ha per square kilometre2006: 0 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2009: 0 ha per square kilometre2010: 0 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2012: 0 ha per square kilometre2013: 0 ha per square kilometre2014: 0 ha per square kilometre2015: 0 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2017: 0 ha per square kilometre2018: 0 ha per square kilometre2019: 0 ha per square kilometre2020: 0 ha per square kilometre2021: 0 ha per square kilometre2022: 0 ha per square kilometre2023: 0 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0 ha per square kilometre for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.0288 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.

That places Iraq 109th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Iraq, year by year

Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0119 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0119 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0119 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0119 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0119 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0119 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0069 ha per square kilometre -42.3%
1997 0.0062 ha per square kilometre -10.0%
1998 0.016 ha per square kilometre +158.8%
1999 0.0269 ha per square kilometre +68.0%
2000 0.0288 ha per square kilometre +7.0%
2001 0.0044 ha per square kilometre -84.7%
2002 0 ha per square kilometre -98.9%
2003 0.0015 ha per square kilometre +3001.0%
2004 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2005 0 ha per square kilometre —
2006 0.0001 ha per square kilometre —
2007 0.0005 ha per square kilometre +450.1%
2008 0.0007 ha per square kilometre +36.4%
2009 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -86.6%
2010 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2011 0.002 ha per square kilometre —
2012 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2013 0 ha per square kilometre —
2014 0.0001 ha per square kilometre —
2015 0.0004 ha per square kilometre +166.7%
2016 0.0008 ha per square kilometre +100.0%
2017 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -87.5%
2018 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2019 0.0002 ha per square kilometre +150.1%
2020 0.0004 ha per square kilometre +79.9%
2021 0 ha per square kilometre -88.9%
2022 0 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2023 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 0 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per square kilometre. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +3001.0% 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0127 ha per square kilometre 0.0062 ha per square kilometre 0.0269 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0036 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0288 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0004 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.002 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 ha per square kilometre 4

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  5. 109 Andorra 0 ha per square kilometre
  6. 109 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per square kilometre
  7. 109 Armenia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  8. 109 American Samoa 0 ha per square kilometre
  9. 109 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per square kilometre
  10. 109 Austria 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  11. 109 Belgium 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  12. 109 Burkina Faso 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  13. 109 Bahrain 0 ha per square kilometre
  14. 109 Bermuda 0 ha per square kilometre
  15. 109 Switzerland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  16. 109 Comoros 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  17. 109 Cayman Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  18. 109 Czechia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  19. 109 Djibouti 0 ha per square kilometre
  20. 109 Dominica 0 ha per square kilometre
  21. 109 Denmark 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  22. 109 Eritrea 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  23. 109 Finland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  24. 109 Faroe Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  25. 109 Gibraltar 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  26. 109 Grenada 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  27. 109 Greenland 0 ha per square kilometre
  28. 109 Guam 0 ha per square kilometre
  29. 109 Hungary 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  30. 109 Isle of Man 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  31. 109 Ireland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  32. 109 Iceland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  33. 109 Israel 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  34. 109 Jordan 0 ha per square kilometre
  35. 109 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  36. 109 Kiribati 0 ha per square kilometre
  37. 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  38. 109 Kuwait 0 ha per square kilometre
  39. 109 Lebanon 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  40. 109 Libya 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  41. 109 Saint Lucia 0 ha per square kilometre
  42. 109 Liechtenstein 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  43. 109 Lesotho 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  44. 109 Luxembourg 0 ha per square kilometre
  45. 109 Latvia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  46. 109 Monaco 0 ha per square kilometre
  47. 109 Maldives 0 ha per square kilometre
  48. 109 Marshall Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  49. 109 Malta 0 ha per square kilometre
  50. 109 Montenegro 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  51. 109 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  52. 109 Mauritania 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  53. 109 Mauritius 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  54. 109 Niger 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  55. 109 Norway 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  56. 109 Oman 0 ha per square kilometre
  57. 109 Palau 0 ha per square kilometre
  58. 109 Poland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  59. 109 Puerto Rico 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  60. 109 Palestine 0 ha per square kilometre
  61. 109 French Polynesia 0 ha per square kilometre
  62. 109 Qatar 0 ha per square kilometre
  63. 109 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  64. 109 Singapore 0 ha per square kilometre
  65. 109 Solomon Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  66. 109 San Marino 0 ha per square kilometre
  67. 109 Slovakia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  68. 109 Slovenia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  69. 109 Sweden 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  70. 109 Seychelles 0 ha per square kilometre
  71. 109 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  72. 109 Tajikistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  73. 109 Turkmenistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  74. 109 Tonga 0 ha per square kilometre
  75. 109 Tuvalu 0 ha per square kilometre
  76. 109 Uzbekistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  77. 109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per square kilometre
  78. 109 British Virgin Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  79. 109 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
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  81. 109 Samoa 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  82. 109 Yemen 0 ha per square kilometre

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Iraq?
Savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.0288 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
How does Iraq rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 109th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Savanna and woody savanna — Burned 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.

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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About this data

Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
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Savanna and woody savanna — Burned 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.