Cropland — Area per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 0.19 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 0.69 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.19 ha/cap, in 2023.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 102nd of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.69 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.67 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.65 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.62 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.58 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.55 ha/cap | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.54 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.54 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.55 ha/cap | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.52 ha/cap | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.49 ha/cap | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.46 ha/cap | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.44 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.41 ha/cap | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.34 ha/cap | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.29 ha/cap | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.25 ha/cap | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.23 ha/cap | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6189 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.489 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.322 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.249 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.205 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.196 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 99 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 99 Malawi 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 99 Samoa 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 102 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 South Africa 0.19 ha/cap compare
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)
- Roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate -99.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -99.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -91.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -95.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -9.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Cropland — area per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 102nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.