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Land area — Iraq

Land area in Iraq in 2023 — 434,130 km². Ranked 57 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.

2023 434,130 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 57of 215
Period maximum 437,370 km²1961
Period minimum 434,128 km²2013

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Iraq, 1961–2023434,000435,000436,000437,000438,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 437,370 km²1963: 437,370 km²1965: 437,370 km²1967: 437,370 km²1969: 437,370 km²1971: 437,370 km²1973: 437,370 km²1975: 437,370 km²1977: 437,370 km²1979: 437,370 km²1981: 437,370 km²1983: 437,370 km²1985: 437,370 km²1987: 437,370 km²1989: 437,370 km²1991: 437,370 km²1993: 437,370 km²1995: 437,370 km²1997: 437,370 km²1999: 437,370 km²2001: 437,370 km²2003: 437,370 km²2005: 437,370 km²2007: 437,370 km²2009: 434,320 km²2011: 434,320 km²2013: 434,128 km²2015: 434,128 km²2017: 434,128 km²2019: 434,130 km²2021: 434,130 km²2023: 434,130 km²
Change over the period: −3,240 (−0.74%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 434,130 km²
World 130M km²
Middle East & North Africa 12.64M km²
Western Asia computed 4.79M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 434,130 +0 +0%
2022 434,130 +0 +0%
2021 434,130 +0 +0%
2020 434,130 +0 +0%
2019 434,130 +2 +0%
2018 434,128 +0 +0%
2017 434,128 +0 +0%
2016 434,128 +0 +0%
2015 434,128 +0 +0%
2014 434,128 +0 +0%
2013 434,128 −192 −0.04%
2012 434,320 +0 +0%
2011 434,320 +0 +0%
2010 434,320 +0 +0%
2009 434,320 −3,050 −0.7%
2008 437,370 +0 +0%
2007 437,370 +0 +0%
2006 437,370 +0 +0%
2005 437,370 +0 +0%
2004 437,370 +0 +0%
2003 437,370 +0 +0%
2002 437,370 +0 +0%
2001 437,370 +0 +0%
2000 437,370 +0 +0%
1999 437,370 +0 +0%
1998 437,370 +0 +0%
1997 437,370 +0 +0%
1996 437,370 +0 +0%
1995 437,370 +0 +0%
1994 437,370 +0 +0%
1993 437,370 +0 +0%
1992 437,370 +0 +0%
1991 437,370 +0 +0%
1990 437,370 +0 +0%
1989 437,370 +0 +0%
1988 437,370 +0 +0%
1987 437,370 +0 +0%
1986 437,370 +0 +0%
1985 437,370 +0 +0%
1984 437,370 +0 +0%
1983 437,370 +0 +0%
1982 437,370 +0 +0%
1981 437,370 +0 +0%
1980 437,370 +0 +0%
1979 437,370 +0 +0%
1978 437,370 +0 +0%
1977 437,370 +0 +0%
1976 437,370 +0 +0%
1975 437,370 +0 +0%
1974 437,370 +0 +0%
1973 437,370 +0 +0%
1972 437,370 +0 +0%
1971 437,370 +0 +0%
1970 437,370 +0 +0%
1969 437,370 +0 +0%
1968 437,370 +0 +0%
1967 437,370 +0 +0%
1966 437,370 +0 +0%
1965 437,370 +0 +0%
1964 437,370 +0 +0%
1963 437,370 +0 +0%
1962 437,370 +0 +0%
1961 437,370 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SA Saudi Arabia 2.15M TR Türkiye 769,630 YE Yemen 527,970 IQ Iraq 434,130 OM Oman 309,500 SY Syria 183,630 JO Jordan 88,794 AZ Azerbaijan 82,650 AE United Arab Emirates 71,020 GE Georgia 69,490 AM Armenia 28,199 IL Israel 21,640 KW Kuwait 17,820 QA Qatar 11,490 LB Lebanon 10,230 CY Cyprus 9,240 PS Palestine 6,025 BH Bahrain 800
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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