Land use over the long-term in Iran
Iran: Land use over the long-term was 29.48 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29.48 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 202 countries
All-time high
29.52 million hectares
in 1998
All-time low
5.01 million hectares
in 1300
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Iran, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Iran is 29.48 million hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Iran peaked at 29.52 million hectares in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.01 million hectares, in 1300.
That places Iran 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Land use over the long-term in Iran, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 6.67 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 6.96 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1200 | 7.25 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1300 | 5.01 million hectares | -30.8% |
| 1400 | 5.30 million hectares | +5.7% |
| 1500 | 5.57 million hectares | +5.1% |
| 1600 | 6.84 million hectares | +22.9% |
| 1700 | 6.71 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1710 | 6.97 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1720 | 7.11 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1730 | 7.24 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1740 | 7.37 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1750 | 7.51 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1760 | 7.65 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1770 | 7.79 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1780 | 7.94 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1790 | 8.08 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1800 | 8.23 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1810 | 8.38 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1820 | 8.53 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1830 | 8.99 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1840 | 9.44 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 1850 | 9.88 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1860 | 10.32 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1870 | 10.76 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1880 | 12.36 million hectares | +14.9% |
| 1890 | 13.94 million hectares | +12.8% |
| 1900 | 15.16 million hectares | +8.8% |
| 1910 | 16.37 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 1920 | 17.55 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1930 | 18.71 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 1940 | 19.82 million hectares | +6.0% |
| 1950 | 20.87 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1951 | 21.33 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 21.81 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 22.31 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 22.83 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 23.37 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 23.92 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 24.49 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 25.06 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 25.65 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 26.24 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 26.92 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 26.92 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 26.92 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.92 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 26.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 27.42 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 27.42 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 27.42 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 27.92 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 27.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 27.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 27.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.42 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.42 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.42 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.42 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.92 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 28.92 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.52 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 28.92 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 29.52 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 29.52 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.52 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.52 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.52 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.52 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.52 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.52 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.50 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.48 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 29.48 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million hectares, 18.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iran's 29.48 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.84 million hectares, 10.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | -30.8% | 7.25 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.67 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 6.96 million hectares | 6.96 million hectares | 6.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 7.25 million hectares | 7.25 million hectares | 7.25 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 5.01 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 5.30 million hectares | 5.30 million hectares | 5.30 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 5.57 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 6.84 million hectares | 6.84 million hectares | 6.84 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 6.71 million hectares | 6.71 million hectares | 6.71 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 6.97 million hectares | 6.97 million hectares | 6.97 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 7.11 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.24 million hectares | 7.24 million hectares | 7.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 7.37 million hectares | 7.37 million hectares | 7.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.51 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 7.65 million hectares | 7.65 million hectares | 7.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 7.79 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 7.94 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 8.08 million hectares | 8.08 million hectares | 8.08 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 8.23 million hectares | 8.23 million hectares | 8.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 8.38 million hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 8.53 million hectares | 8.53 million hectares | 8.53 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 8.99 million hectares | 8.99 million hectares | 8.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 9.44 million hectares | 9.44 million hectares | 9.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 9.88 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 10.32 million hectares | 10.32 million hectares | 10.32 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 10.76 million hectares | 10.76 million hectares | 10.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 12.36 million hectares | 12.36 million hectares | 12.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 13.94 million hectares | 13.94 million hectares | 13.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 15.16 million hectares | 15.16 million hectares | 15.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 16.37 million hectares | 16.37 million hectares | 16.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 17.55 million hectares | 17.55 million hectares | 17.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 18.71 million hectares | 18.71 million hectares | 18.71 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 19.82 million hectares | 19.82 million hectares | 19.82 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 23.16 million hectares | 20.87 million hectares | 25.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.86 million hectares | 26.24 million hectares | 26.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.92 million hectares | 26.92 million hectares | 26.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.27 million hectares | 26.92 million hectares | 27.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.58 million hectares | 27.92 million hectares | 29.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.52 million hectares | 29.48 million hectares | 29.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.48 million hectares | 29.48 million hectares | 29.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.48 million hectares | 29.48 million hectares | 29.48 million hectares | 6 |
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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 over the long-term in Iran?
- Land use over the long-term in Iran was 29.48 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 29.52 million hectares in 1998.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 million hectares in 1300.
- How does Iran rank for land use over the long-term?
- Iran ranks 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.