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Surface area — Iraq

Surface area in Iraq in 2023 — 435,050 km². Ranked 59 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.

2023 435,050 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 59of 215
Period maximum 438,320 km²1961
Period minimum 435,050 km²2019

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Iraq, 1961–2023435,000436,000437,000438,000439,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 438,320 km²1963: 438,320 km²1965: 438,320 km²1967: 438,320 km²1969: 438,320 km²1971: 438,320 km²1973: 438,320 km²1975: 438,320 km²1977: 438,320 km²1979: 438,320 km²1981: 438,320 km²1983: 438,320 km²1985: 438,320 km²1987: 438,320 km²1989: 438,320 km²1991: 438,320 km²1993: 438,320 km²1995: 438,320 km²1997: 438,320 km²1999: 438,320 km²2001: 438,320 km²2003: 438,320 km²2005: 438,320 km²2007: 438,320 km²2009: 435,240 km²2011: 435,240 km²2013: 435,052 km²2015: 435,052 km²2017: 435,052 km²2019: 435,050 km²2021: 435,050 km²2023: 435,050 km²
Change over the period: −3,270 (−0.75%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 435,050 km²
World 141M km²
Middle East & North Africa 12.83M km²
Western Asia computed 4.84M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 41.54M km²
Surface area — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 435,050 +0 +0%
2022 435,050 +0 +0%
2021 435,050 +0 +0%
2020 435,050 +0 +0%
2019 435,050 −2 −0%
2018 435,052 +0 +0%
2017 435,052 +0 +0%
2016 435,052 +0 +0%
2015 435,052 +0 +0%
2014 435,052 +0 +0%
2013 435,052 −188 −0.04%
2012 435,240 +0 +0%
2011 435,240 +0 +0%
2010 435,240 +0 +0%
2009 435,240 −3,080 −0.7%
2008 438,320 +0 +0%
2007 438,320 +0 +0%
2006 438,320 +0 +0%
2005 438,320 +0 +0%
2004 438,320 +0 +0%
2003 438,320 +0 +0%
2002 438,320 +0 +0%
2001 438,320 +0 +0%
2000 438,320 +0 +0%
1999 438,320 +0 +0%
1998 438,320 +0 +0%
1997 438,320 +0 +0%
1996 438,320 +0 +0%
1995 438,320 +0 +0%
1994 438,320 +0 +0%
1993 438,320 +0 +0%
1992 438,320 +0 +0%
1991 438,320 +0 +0%
1990 438,320 +0 +0%
1989 438,320 +0 +0%
1988 438,320 +0 +0%
1987 438,320 +0 +0%
1986 438,320 +0 +0%
1985 438,320 +0 +0%
1984 438,320 +0 +0%
1983 438,320 +0 +0%
1982 438,320 +0 +0%
1981 438,320 +0 +0%
1980 438,320 +0 +0%
1979 438,320 +0 +0%
1978 438,320 +0 +0%
1977 438,320 +0 +0%
1976 438,320 +0 +0%
1975 438,320 +0 +0%
1974 438,320 +0 +0%
1973 438,320 +0 +0%
1972 438,320 +0 +0%
1971 438,320 +0 +0%
1970 438,320 +0 +0%
1969 438,320 +0 +0%
1968 438,320 +0 +0%
1967 438,320 +0 +0%
1966 438,320 +0 +0%
1965 438,320 +0 +0%
1964 438,320 +0 +0%
1963 438,320 +0 +0%
1962 438,320 +0 +0%
1961 438,320 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

SA Saudi Arabia 2.15M TR Türkiye 785,350 YE Yemen 527,970 IQ Iraq 435,050 OM Oman 309,500 SY Syria 185,180 AE United Arab Emirates 98,648 JO Jordan 89,318 AZ Azerbaijan 86,600 GE Georgia 69,700 AM Armenia 29,740 IL Israel 22,070 KW Kuwait 17,820 QA Qatar 11,490 LB Lebanon 10,450 CY Cyprus 9,250 PS Palestine 6,025 BH Bahrain 800
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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