Afghanistan vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Grazing land use over the long term
Afghanistan
30.55 million
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of
29.48 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
26th
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 30.55 million against 29.48 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 1.07 million.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.92 million | 6.67 million | 4.26 million | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 11.25 million | 6.96 million | 4.29 million | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 11.54 million | 7.25 million | 4.29 million | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 7.85 million | 5.01 million | 2.84 million | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 8.15 million | 5.30 million | 2.85 million | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 8.40 million | 5.57 million | 2.83 million | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 10.11 million | 6.84 million | 3.26 million | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 9.68 million | 6.71 million | 2.97 million | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 9.87 million | 6.97 million | 2.90 million | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 10.05 million | 7.11 million | 2.94 million | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 10.23 million | 7.24 million | 2.99 million | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 10.41 million | 7.37 million | 3.03 million | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 10.59 million | 7.51 million | 3.08 million | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 10.78 million | 7.65 million | 3.13 million | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 10.97 million | 7.79 million | 3.17 million | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 11.16 million | 7.94 million | 3.22 million | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 11.35 million | 8.08 million | 3.27 million | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 11.55 million | 8.23 million | 3.32 million | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 11.75 million | 8.38 million | 3.37 million | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 11.95 million | 8.53 million | 3.42 million | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 12.28 million | 8.99 million | 3.29 million | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 12.89 million | 9.44 million | 3.45 million | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 13.52 million | 9.88 million | 3.64 million | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 14.19 million | 10.32 million | 3.87 million | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 14.89 million | 10.76 million | 4.13 million | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 15.85 million | 12.36 million | 3.50 million | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 17.07 million | 13.94 million | 3.13 million | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 18.37 million | 15.16 million | 3.21 million | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 19.78 million | 16.37 million | 3.41 million | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 21.38 million | 17.55 million | 3.83 million | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 22.96 million | 18.71 million | 4.25 million | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 24.51 million | 19.82 million | 4.69 million | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 27.60 million | 23.16 million | 4.43 million | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 30.00 million | 26.86 million | 3.14 million | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 30.00 million | 26.92 million | 3.08 million | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 30.00 million | 27.27 million | 2.73 million | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 30.00 million | 28.58 million | 1.42 million | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30.00 million | 29.52 million | 482,830 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 30.00 million | 29.48 million | 523,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 30.37 million | 29.48 million | 889,800 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Afghanistan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Afghanistan, at 30.55 million against 29.48 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 1.07 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.