Which has higher forest area, Iraq or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 9,169 sq. km against 8,250 sq. km in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Iraq and Timor-Leste?

919 sq. km, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Timor-Leste?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Iraq vs Timor-Leste: Forest area

Iraq

8,250 sq. km

in 2023

Timor-Leste

9,169 sq. km

in 2023

Iraq rank

129th

Timor-Leste rank

126th

Forest area over time

Iraq
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 9,169 sq. km against 8,250 sq. km in Iraq, a difference of 919 sq. km.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 129th and Timor-Leste ranks 126th of 214 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8,103 sq. km	9,568 sq. km	1,465 sq. km	Timor-Leste
2000s	8,212 sq. km	9,428 sq. km	1,216 sq. km	Timor-Leste
2010s	8,250 sq. km	9,288 sq. km	1,038 sq. km	Timor-Leste
2020s	8,250 sq. km	9,190 sq. km	940 sq. km	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Iraq or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 9,169 sq. km against 8,250 sq. km in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Iraq and Timor-Leste?: 919 sq. km, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Timor-Leste?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest area?: Iraq ranks 129th and Timor-Leste ranks 126th 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.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.