Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Iran
Iran: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
84th
of 227 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Iran, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Iran is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Iran peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Iran 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More environment data for Iran
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 132.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0799 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Iran?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Iran was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Iran rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Iran ranks 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.