Afghanistan vs Iran: Land use over the long term
Afghanistan
30.55 million
in 2025
Iran
29.48 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Iran rank
26th
Land use over the long term over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 30.55 million against 29.48 million in Iran, a difference of 1.07 million.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iran ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | 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 land use over the long term, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Afghanistan, at 30.55 million against 29.48 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 1.07 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Iran ranks 26th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.