Iraq vs New Zealand: Breakdown of habitable land area
Iraq
519,810 hectares
in 2019
New Zealand
475,950 hectares
in 2019
Iraq rank
41st
New Zealand rank
44th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Iraq
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 519,810 hectares against 475,950 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 43,860 hectares.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iraq ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 44th of 235 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Iraq or New Zealand?
- Iraq, at 519,810 hectares against 475,950 hectares in New Zealand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Iraq and New Zealand?
- 43,860 hectares, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Zealand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Iraq and New Zealand rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Iraq ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 44th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.