Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iran
Iran: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0033 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iran, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iran stood at 0.0033 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iran peaked at 0.0199 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Iran ranks 60th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -38.0% |
| 2006 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.0033 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.0033 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0027 Square kilometres per person, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -38.0% | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 57 Kenya 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 58 Tanzania 0.0036 Square kilometres per person compare
- 59 Panama 0.0034 Square kilometres per person compare
- 61 Senegal 0.0031 Square kilometres per person compare
- 62 China 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 63 Tajikistan 0.0027 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iran?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iran was 0.0033 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0199 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Iran rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Iran ranks 60th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.