Deforestation tables and charts for Iraq

Deforestation data for Iraq , 1990-2005. Iraq 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 822000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 1.9
Other wooded land (hectares): 927000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 70,000
Total land area (hectares): 43,832,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	804000	818000	822000	1000	0.2	1000	0.1	18,000	2.24	-50
Other wooded land	1245000	1033000	927000	-21,200	-1.7	-21,200	-2.05	-318,000	-25.54	20.52
Primary forests	0	0	0	0		0		0
Plantations	15000	15000	13000	0	0	-400	-2.67	-2000	-13.3

Chart: Forest cover in Iraq, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Iraq, 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)