Land area — Area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Land area — Area was 162,250 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 162,250 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 162,876 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 162,250 1000 ha, in 2017.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 21st of 248 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,688 1000 ha | 162,250 1000 ha | 162,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,250 1000 ha | 162,250 1000 ha | 162,250 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 903,184 t (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 17,590 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4,718 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 13,365 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 51.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 54.58 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.17 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 12,265 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Land area — area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 162,250 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 162,876 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,250 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for land area — area?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 21st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Land area — 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.