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Iraq: Forest area (% of land area)

1.61percent · 2024-8.9% since 2014

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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. Annual figures for Iraq from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.61
20231.626
20221.641
20211.656
20201.671
20191.687
20181.702
20171.717
20161.732
20151.747
20141.768
20131.79
20121.81
20111.831
20101.852
20091.855
20081.845
20071.848
20061.851
20051.854
20041.857
20031.86
20021.863
20011.866
20001.869
19991.866
19981.863
19971.86
19961.856
19951.853
19941.85
19931.847
19921.844
19911.84
19901.837

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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