Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iran

Iran: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1.56 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1.56 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
32nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.56 million hectares
in 2020
All-time low
1.56 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iran, 1990–2025

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720251990: 1.6M hectares1991: 1.6M hectares1992: 1.6M hectares1993: 1.6M hectares1994: 1.6M hectares1995: 1.6M hectares1996: 1.6M hectares1997: 1.6M hectares1998: 1.6M hectares1999: 1.6M hectares2000: 1.6M hectares2001: 1.6M hectares2002: 1.6M hectares2003: 1.6M hectares2004: 1.6M hectares2005: 1.6M hectares2006: 1.6M hectares2007: 1.6M hectares2008: 1.6M hectares2009: 1.6M hectares2010: 1.6M hectares2011: 1.6M hectares2012: 1.6M hectares2013: 1.6M hectares2014: 1.6M hectares2015: 1.6M hectares2016: 1.6M hectares2017: 1.6M hectares2018: 1.6M hectares2019: 1.6M hectares2020: 1.6M hectares2021: 1.6M hectares2022: 1.6M hectares2023: 1.6M hectares2024: 1.6M hectares2025: 1.6M hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Iran recorded 1.56 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iran peaked at 1.56 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million hectares, in 1990.

Iran ranks 32nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 10
2000s 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 10
2010s 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 10
2020s 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 1.56 million hectares 6

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 29 Australia 2.06 million hectares compare
  2. 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.05 million hectares compare
  3. 31 North Korea 1.60 million hectares compare
  4. 33 Myanmar 1.45 million hectares compare
  5. 34 Argentina 1.38 million hectares compare
  6. 35 Austria 1.31 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iran?
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iran was 1.56 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 1.56 million hectares in 2020.
What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million hectares in 1990.
How does Iran rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
Iran ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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