Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Iran
Iran: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 4,895 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Iran, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Iran is 4,895 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 202.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Iran peaked at 4,895 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 644.93 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Iran 17th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Iran, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 644.93 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,618 Square kilometres | +150.9% |
| 2015 | 3,029 Square kilometres | +87.2% |
| 2020 | 3,946 Square kilometres | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 4,895 Square kilometres | +24.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 4,895 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 827.42 Square kilometres, 5.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iran's 4,895 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 494.45 Square kilometres, 9.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 644.93 Square kilometres | 644.93 Square kilometres | 644.93 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,324 Square kilometres | 1,618 Square kilometres | 3,029 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 4,421 Square kilometres | 3,946 Square kilometres | 4,895 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More environment data for Iran
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0807 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Iran?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Iran was 4,895 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 4,895 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 644.93 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Iran rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Iran ranks 17th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation