Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Iran
Iran: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0179 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0179 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
60th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0736 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0179 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Iran, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Iran is 0.0179 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Iran peaked at 0.0736 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Iran ranks 60th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0736 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0714 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0671 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0631 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0612 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0576 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0482 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0468 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0453 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0409 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0388 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0341 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0266 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0265 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0265 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.02 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.0179 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.0179 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0096 Square kilometres per person, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0653 Square kilometres per person | 0.0576 Square kilometres per person | 0.0736 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | 0.0559 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0339 Square kilometres per person | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | 0.0409 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 57 Djibouti 0.0201 Square kilometres per person compare
- 58 South Africa 0.0192 Square kilometres per person compare
- 59 Georgia 0.0187 Square kilometres per person compare
- 61 Nicaragua 0.0176 Square kilometres per person compare
- 62 Liberia 0.0175 Square kilometres per person compare
- 63 Guinea 0.0171 Square kilometres per person compare
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 — land area, per capita in Iran?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Iran was 0.0179 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0736 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Iran rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Iran ranks 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.