Forest land — Share in Land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Forest land — Share in Land area was 6.63 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 6.63 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 6.63 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6 %, in 1990.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 44th of 47 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 % | 6.6 % | 6.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6 % | 6.6 % | 6.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 % | 6.6 % | 6.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.63 % | 6.63 % | 6.63 % | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 1,769 SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 115.15 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 221,187 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4,213 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 875 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Forest land — share in land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 % in 1990.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 44th out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.