Iraq - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Iraq was 8,250 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,250 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,040 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 8,040
1991 8,054
1992 8,068
1993 8,082
1994 8,096
1995 8,110
1996 8,124
1997 8,138
1998 8,152
1999 8,166
2000 8,180
2001 8,187
2002 8,194
2003 8,201
2004 8,208
2005 8,215
2006 8,222
2007 8,229
2008 8,236
2009 8,243
2010 8,250
2011 8,250
2012 8,250
2013 8,250
2014 8,250
2015 8,250
2016 8,250
2017 8,250
2018 8,250
2019 8,250
2020 8,250

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Iraq was 1.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 1.90 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.84 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1.84
1991 1.84
1992 1.84
1993 1.85
1994 1.85
1995 1.85
1996 1.86
1997 1.86
1998 1.86
1999 1.87
2000 1.87
2001 1.87
2002 1.87
2003 1.88
2004 1.88
2005 1.88
2006 1.88
2007 1.88
2008 1.88
2009 1.90
2010 1.90
2011 1.90
2012 1.90
2013 1.90
2014 1.90
2015 1.90
2016 1.90
2017 1.90
2018 1.90
2019 1.90
2020 1.90

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use