Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 6,034 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
6,034 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 20 regions
All-time high
6,259 1000 ha
in 2005
All-time low
5,988 1000 ha
in 2015
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k2001201220242001: 6.2k 1000 ha2002: 6.2k 1000 ha2003: 6.2k 1000 ha2004: 6.2k 1000 ha2005: 6.3k 1000 ha2006: 6.2k 1000 ha2007: 6.2k 1000 ha2008: 6.2k 1000 ha2009: 6.1k 1000 ha2010: 6.1k 1000 ha2011: 6.1k 1000 ha2012: 6.0k 1000 ha2013: 6.0k 1000 ha2014: 6.0k 1000 ha2015: 6.0k 1000 ha2016: 6.0k 1000 ha2017: 6.0k 1000 ha2018: 6.0k 1000 ha2019: 6.1k 1000 ha2020: 6.2k 1000 ha2021: 6.1k 1000 ha2022: 6.0k 1000 ha2023: 6.0k 1000 ha2024: 6.0k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 6,034 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 6,259 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,988 1000 ha, in 2015.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 6,209 1000 ha
2002 6,236 1000 ha +0.4%
2003 6,236 1000 ha -0.0%
2004 6,248 1000 ha +0.2%
2005 6,259 1000 ha +0.2%
2006 6,244 1000 ha -0.2%
2007 6,223 1000 ha -0.3%
2008 6,162 1000 ha -1.0%
2009 6,103 1000 ha -0.9%
2010 6,078 1000 ha -0.4%
2011 6,057 1000 ha -0.3%
2012 6,029 1000 ha -0.5%
2013 6,011 1000 ha -0.3%
2014 6,000 1000 ha -0.2%
2015 5,988 1000 ha -0.2%
2016 6,011 1000 ha +0.4%
2017 6,016 1000 ha +0.1%
2018 6,012 1000 ha -0.1%
2019 6,132 1000 ha +2.0%
2020 6,159 1000 ha +0.4%
2021 6,116 1000 ha -0.7%
2022 6,044 1000 ha -1.2%
2023 6,020 1000 ha -0.4%
2024 6,034 1000 ha +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,213 1000 ha 6,103 1000 ha 6,259 1000 ha 9
2010s 6,033 1000 ha 5,988 1000 ha 6,132 1000 ha 10
2020s 6,075 1000 ha 6,020 1000 ha 6,159 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 1 Canada 60,248 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 42,293 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Antarctica 37,923 1000 ha compare
  4. 4 Kazakhstan 17,833 1000 ha compare
  5. 5 Brazil 9,006 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Inland water bodies — area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 6,034 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 6,259 1000 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 5,988 1000 ha in 2015.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.