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
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024
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 129th of 248 countries 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
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +36.8% | 25.38 % | 34.71 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -23.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 35.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 4,213 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4,718 t (2024)
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 129th out of 248 countries 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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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.