Land use hidden — Forest in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Land use hidden — Forest was 107,884 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 107,884 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 107,884 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90,761 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,884 Square kilometres | 90,761 Square kilometres | 93,007 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,405 Square kilometres | 93,257 Square kilometres | 105,554 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,035 Square kilometres | 106,920 Square kilometres | 107,430 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,706 Square kilometres | 107,520 Square kilometres | 107,884 Square kilometres | 4 |
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More environment data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.92 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.86 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 2,621 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,374 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1.50 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 789,229 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 709,391 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Land use hidden — forest in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 107,884 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 107,884 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,761 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata