Land use hidden — Forest in Iran
Iran: Land use hidden — Forest was 107,884 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Iran 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 peaked at 107,884 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90,761 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Iran 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.
Land use hidden — Forest in Iran, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90,761 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 91,010 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 91,260 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 91,509 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 91,759 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 92,009 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 92,258 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 92,508 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 92,757 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 93,007 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93,257 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94,623 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 95,989 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 97,356 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 98,722 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 100,088 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 101,454 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 102,821 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 104,187 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 105,554 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 106,920 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 106,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 106,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 106,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 106,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 106,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 107,020 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 107,110 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 107,270 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 107,430 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 107,520 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 107,660 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 107,760 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 107,884 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 107,884 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iran's 107,884 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,170 Square kilometres, 49.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 |
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 use hidden — forest in Iran?
- Land use hidden — forest in Iran 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?
- The highest recorded value was 107,884 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,761 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Iran ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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