Iraq vs Ireland: Forest area

Iraq
8,250 sq. km
in 2023
Ireland
7,940 sq. km
in 2023
Iraq rank
129th
Ireland rank
130th

Forest area over time

  • Iraq
  • Ireland
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 8,250 sq. km against 7,940 sq. km in Ireland, a difference of 310 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 129th and Ireland ranks 130th of 214 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 8,103 sq. km 5,376 sq. km 2,727 sq. km Iraq
2000s 8,212 sq. km 6,709 sq. km 1,503 sq. km Iraq
2010s 8,250 sq. km 7,510 sq. km 740.44 sq. km Iraq
2020s 8,250 sq. km 7,880 sq. km 369.8 sq. km Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Iraq or Ireland?
Iraq, at 8,250 sq. km against 7,940 sq. km in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Iraq and Ireland?
310 sq. km, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Ireland rank globally for forest area?
Iraq ranks 129th and Ireland ranks 130th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iraq vs Ireland: Forest area. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/forest-area-sq-km/iraq/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/forest-area-sq-km/iraq/ireland/">Iraq vs Ireland: Forest area</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.