Forest area km in Iran
Iran: Forest area km was 10.75 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10.75 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 235 countries
All-time high
10.75 million
in 1990
All-time low
10.75 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Iran, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Iran is 10.75 million, 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 km in Iran peaked at 10.75 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.75 million, in 1990.
That places Iran 50th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area km in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.75 million | — |
| 1991 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.75 million | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 10.75 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 4.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 10.75 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330, 52.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More environment data for Iran
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.319 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -30.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Iran?
- Forest area km in Iran was 10.75 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 10.75 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.75 million in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for forest area km?
- Iran ranks 50th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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