Iraq's forest cover rose from 1.9 % in 1994 to 1.9 % in 2023.
Iraq · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Iraq's forest area rose from 8,096 km in 1994 to 8,250 km in 2023.
Iraq's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 0.3 % in 2013 to 1.5 % in 2025.
Iraq's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 21.3 % in 1994 to 21.8 % in 2023.
Iraq's arable land (% of land area) fell from 11.5 % in 1994 to 11.4 % in 2023.
Air
Iraq's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 47.4 in 1994 to 49.5 in 2023.
Water
Iraq's water stress fell from 141.4 % in 1993 to 120.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
139th of 181 · 4th in MENA+
Iraq's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,833 in 1993 to 798.7 in 2022.
Access
Iraq's safe drinking water rose from 50.2 % in 2000 to 59.8 % in 2024.
Iraq's safe sanitation rose from 26.9 % in 2000 to 50.9 % in 2024.