France vs Iran: Land use

France

17.93 million hectares

in 2023

Iran

17.59 million hectares

in 2023

France rank

19th

Iran rank

21st

Land use over time

France currently reports 17.93 million hectares against 17.59 million hectares in Iran, a difference of 336,800 hectares.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 19th and Iran ranks 21st of 223 countries.

Indicator: Land use
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026