Forest area in Iran
Iran: Forest area was 10.75 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Iran, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Iran is 10.75 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Iran peaked at 10.75 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.75 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Iran 50th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.75 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.75 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.75 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.75 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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 forest area in Iran?
- Forest area in Iran was 10.75 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 10.75 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.75 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for forest area?
- Iran ranks 50th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.