Breakdown of habitable land area in Iraq
Iraq: Breakdown of habitable land area was 519,810 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Iraq, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 519,810 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 42.4% over five years.
That places Iraq 41st out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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More reference data data for Iraq
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.96 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4693 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0842 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.077 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.27 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 143.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Iraq?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Iraq was 519,810 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 519,810 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 364,960 hectares in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Iraq ranks 41st out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.