Deforestation statistics for Iraq
Iraq: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 40,222,493 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | 2.30% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 93 |
Net migration | 7,834 |
Fertility rate | 3.7 |
Median age | 21 |
Urban population share | 73% |
Iraq: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 434,320 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 17,504 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 0.0% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 137 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.8% |
Iraq: Annual forest and tree cover data
Iraq: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 16 2002: 11 2003: 20 2004: 4 2005: 5 2006: 6 2007: 10 2008: 18 2009: 16 2010: 13 2011: 3 2012: 9 2013: 3 2014: 1 2015: 0 2016: 0 2017: 1 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 0 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Anbar | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.8% |
Baghdad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dhi-Qar | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dihok | 1,299 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1.6% |
Diyala | 1,275 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1.1% |
Karbala' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Maysan | 9,800 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0.3% |
Ninawa | 410 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.5% |
Sala ad-Din | 442 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.5% |
Wasit | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3% |
Al-Basrah | 124 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% |
Al-Muthannia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Qadisiyah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
An-Najaf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Arbil | 2,530 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0.8% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | 1,266 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5% |
At-Ta'mim | 216 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8% |
Babil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Babil | Mahmudiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Anbar | Al Fallujah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Anbar | Al Haditha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Anbar | Al Qa'im | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3% |
Al-Anbar | Anah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Anbar | Ar Ramadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Anbar | Ar Rutbah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Anbar | Hit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Anbar | Kadhimiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Baghdad | Adhamiya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dhi-Qar | An Nasiriyah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dhi-Qar | Chibayish | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dhi-Qar | Refai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dhi-Qar | Shatrah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dhi-Qar | Suq ash Shuyukh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dihok | Amedi | 712 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.0% |
Dihok | Dahuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Dihok | Simele | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.5% |
Dihok | Zakho | 560 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2.1% |
Diyala | Al Khalis | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Diyala | Al Miqdadiyah | 903 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.7% |
Diyala | Ba`qubah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Diyala | Balad Ruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Diyala | Khanaqin | 309 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.3% |
Diyala | Kifri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Karbala' | Ain Al Tamur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Karbala' | Al Jadwal al Gharbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Karbala' | Karbala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Maysan | Al Amarah | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Maysan | Al Kahla | 9,459 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0.2% |
Maysan | Al Miamona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Maysan | Al Mijar al Kabir | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13.6% |
Maysan | Ali al Gharbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Maysan | Qal`at Salih | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
Ninawa | Akre | 130 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6.9% |
Ninawa | Tilkef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Ninawa | Al Ba'aj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Ninawa | Al Hamdaniyah | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.4% |
Ninawa | Al Shikhan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1% |
Ninawa | Hatra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Ninawa | Mosul | 185 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.5% |
Ninawa | Shekhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Ninawa | Sinjar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Ninawa | Talafar | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6% |
Sala ad-Din | Al-Faris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Sala ad-Din | Al Door | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Sala ad-Din | Al Shirkat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Sala ad-Din | Balad | 265 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5.3% |
Sala ad-Din | Bayji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Sala ad-Din | Samarra | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Sala ad-Din | Tikrit | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Sala ad-Din | Touz Hourmato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Wasit | Al Hayy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Wasit | Al Kut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Wasit | Al Noamania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Wasit | As Suwayrah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Wasit | Badrah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Basrah | Abu al Khasib | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Basrah | Al Faw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Basrah | Al Madiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Basrah | Al Qurnah | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Basrah | Al Zubair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Basrah | Basrah | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Basrah | Shatt Al Arab | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0% |
Al-Muthannia | Al Khithir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Muthannia | As Salman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Muthannia | As Samawah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Muthannia | Rumaitha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Qadisiyah | Ad Diwaniyah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Qadisiyah | Afak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Qadisiyah | Al Hamza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Qadisiyah | Shamiya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
An-Najaf | Al Kufa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
An-Najaf | Al Manathera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
An-Najaf | Najaf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Arbil | Arbil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Arbil | Choman | 862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
Arbil | Koisnjaq | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
Arbil | Makhmur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Arbil | Mergasur | 352 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.4% |
Arbil | Shaqlawa | 364 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.9% |
Arbil | Soran | 867 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.7% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Chamchamal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Sulaymaniya | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Darbandokeh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Dukan | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Halabja | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Kalar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Penjwin | 302 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Pshdar | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Rania | 336 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9% |
As-Sulaymaniyah | Sharbazher | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
At-Ta'mim | Daquq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
At-Ta'mim | Dibis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
At-Ta'mim | Haweeja | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
At-Ta'mim | Kirkuk | 203 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
Babil | Al-Mada'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Babil | Al Hashimiyah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Babil | Al Hillah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Babil | Al Mahawil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Babil | Al Misiab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Al-Anbar | Abu Ghraib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2019 forest data for Iraq | Archived forest data for Iraq | Forest data for Iraq
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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