Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 928.32 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 928.32 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 928.32 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 911.31 1000 ha, in 2001.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd of 20 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 911.31 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 913.53 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 914.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 914.64 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 914.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 915.41 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 915.89 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 916.42 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 916.92 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 917.97 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 919.02 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 919.79 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 920.5 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 921.55 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 922.41 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 923.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 923.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 924.28 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 924.99 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 925.68 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 926.32 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 927.01 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 927.61 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 928.32 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 914.79 1000 ha | 911.31 1000 ha | 916.92 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 921.71 1000 ha | 917.97 1000 ha | 924.99 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 926.99 1000 ha | 925.68 1000 ha | 928.32 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 16,225 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 15,855 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 4,060 1000 ha compare
- 4 India 3,952 1000 ha compare
- 5 Japan 3,409 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 3,155 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 13.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4,213 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 221,187 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 115.15 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 1,769 SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 928.32 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 928.32 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 911.31 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.