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

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 37.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.37 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
18th
of 22 regions
All-time high
38.59 %
in 2007
All-time low
23.76 %
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — 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

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 37.37 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 38.59 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.76 %, in 1980.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18th out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 25.76 %
1962 25.79 % +0.1%
1963 25.86 % +0.3%
1964 25.94 % +0.3%
1965 26.01 % +0.3%
1966 26.03 % +0.1%
1967 26.11 % +0.3%
1968 26.17 % +0.2%
1969 26.26 % +0.3%
1970 26.3 % +0.2%
1971 26.85 % +2.1%
1972 27.63 % +2.9%
1973 28.43 % +2.9%
1974 27.82 % -2.1%
1975 27.2 % -2.2%
1976 26.61 % -2.2%
1977 26.29 % -1.2%
1978 25.26 % -3.9%
1979 26.55 % +5.1%
1980 23.76 % -10.5%
1981 24.5 % +3.1%
1982 25.26 % +3.1%
1983 25.69 % +1.7%
1984 26.1 % +1.6%
1985 26.29 % +0.7%
1986 26.69 % +1.5%
1987 27.09 % +1.5%
1988 27.27 % +0.7%
1989 27.07 % -0.7%
1990 26.83 % -0.9%
1991 28.57 % +6.5%
1992 28.67 % +0.4%
1993 29.07 % +1.4%
1994 29.08 % +0.0%
1995 29.14 % +0.2%
1996 28.6 % -1.9%
1997 27.94 % -2.3%
1998 28.07 % +0.5%
1999 27.77 % -1.1%
2000 25.9 % -6.7%
2001 26.99 % +4.2%
2002 27.24 % +0.9%
2003 27.49 % +0.9%
2004 27.74 % +0.9%
2005 38.02 % +37.1%
2006 38.3 % +0.7%
2007 38.59 % +0.8%
2008 36.8 % -4.6%
2009 36.86 % +0.2%
2010 36.66 % -0.5%
2011 36.46 % -0.5%
2012 36.26 % -0.5%
2013 35.86 % -1.1%
2014 35.86 % +0.0%
2015 35.86 % +0.0%
2016 35.86 % +0.0%
2017 36.52 % +1.8%
2018 37.17 % +1.8%
2019 37.27 % +0.3%
2020 37.32 % +0.1%
2021 37.37 % +0.1%
2022 37.37 % +0.0%
2023 37.37 % +0.0%
2024 37.37 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.99 % 25.76 % 26.26 % 9
1970s 26.89 % 25.26 % 28.43 % 10
1980s 25.97 % 23.76 % 27.27 % 10
1990s 28.37 % 26.83 % 29.14 % 10
2000s 32.39 % 25.9 % 38.59 % 10
2010s 36.38 % 35.86 % 37.27 % 10
2020s 37.36 % 37.32 % 37.37 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Cropland — share in agricultural land in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 37.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 38.59 % in 2007.
What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 23.76 % in 1980.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 18th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.