Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 33.35 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.35 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 22 regions
All-time high
35.09 %
in 2007
All-time low
22.49 %
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 33.35 %.

That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 35.09 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.49 %, in 1980.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 11th of 22 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 25.27 %
1962 25.28 % +0.0%
1963 25.27 % -0.0%
1964 25.27 % +0.0%
1965 25.26 % -0.0%
1966 25.27 % +0.0%
1967 25.27 % +0.0%
1968 25.34 % +0.3%
1969 25.34 % +0.0%
1970 25.38 % +0.2%
1971 25.9 % +2.0%
1972 26.69 % +3.1%
1973 27.49 % +3.0%
1974 26.85 % -2.3%
1975 26.22 % -2.3%
1976 25.57 % -2.5%
1977 25.08 % -1.9%
1978 24.11 % -3.9%
1979 25.36 % +5.2%
1980 22.49 % -11.3%
1981 23.25 % +3.4%
1982 24.02 % +3.3%
1983 24.32 % +1.2%
1984 24.61 % +1.2%
1985 24.68 % +0.3%
1986 24.96 % +1.1%
1987 25.23 % +1.1%
1988 25.18 % -0.2%
1989 24.96 % -0.9%
1990 24.7 % -1.0%
1991 26.48 % +7.2%
1992 26.6 % +0.5%
1993 27.02 % +1.6%
1994 27.02 % +0.0%
1995 27.08 % +0.2%
1996 26.54 % -2.0%
1997 25.85 % -2.6%
1998 25.99 % +0.5%
1999 25.65 % -1.3%
2000 23.73 % -7.5%
2001 24.85 % +4.7%
2002 25.03 % +0.7%
2003 25.2 % +0.7%
2004 25.38 % +0.7%
2005 34.71 % +36.8%
2006 34.9 % +0.5%
2007 35.09 % +0.5%
2008 33.3 % -5.1%
2009 33.34 % +0.1%
2010 33.07 % -0.8%
2011 32.79 % -0.8%
2012 32.52 % -0.8%
2013 31.96 % -1.7%
2014 31.96 % +0.0%
2015 31.96 % +0.0%
2016 31.96 % +0.0%
2017 32.59 % +2.0%
2018 33.21 % +1.9%
2019 33.24 % +0.1%
2020 33.3 % +0.2%
2021 33.35 % +0.2%
2022 33.35 % +0.0%
2023 33.35 % +0.0%
2024 33.35 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.29 % 25.26 % 25.34 % 9
1970s 25.86 % 24.11 % 27.49 % 10
1980s 24.37 % 22.49 % 25.23 % 10
1990s 26.29 % 24.7 % 27.08 % 10
2000s 29.55 % 23.73 % 35.09 % 10
2010s 32.53 % 31.96 % 33.24 % 10
2020s 33.34 % 33.3 % 33.35 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 33.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 35.09 % in 2007.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 22.49 % in 1980.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 11th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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