Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0002 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0005 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Iraq ranks 187th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0002 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0002 sq. km per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 sq. km per person, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 0.0005 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1178 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2022 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Iraq?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Iraq was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 187th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.