Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 18.17 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18.17 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 21 regions
All-time high
28.61 %
in 1998
All-time low
18.1 %
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 18.17 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 28.61 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.1 %, in 2009.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 10th of 21 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 27.01 %
1962 27.01 % +0.0%
1963 27.01 % +0.0%
1964 27.01 % +0.0%
1965 27.01 % +0.0%
1966 27.01 % +0.0%
1967 27.01 % +0.0%
1968 27.01 % +0.0%
1969 27.01 % +0.0%
1970 27.01 % +0.0%
1971 27.01 % +0.0%
1972 27.01 % +0.0%
1973 27.01 % +0.0%
1974 27.01 % +0.0%
1975 27.01 % +0.0%
1976 27.01 % +0.0%
1977 27.01 % +0.0%
1978 27.01 % +0.0%
1979 27.01 % +0.0%
1980 27.01 % +0.0%
1981 27.01 % +0.0%
1982 27.01 % +0.0%
1983 27.01 % +0.0%
1984 27.01 % +0.0%
1985 27.32 % +1.1%
1986 27.32 % +0.0%
1987 27.32 % +0.0%
1988 27.63 % +1.1%
1989 27.63 % +0.0%
1990 27.63 % +0.0%
1991 27.63 % +0.0%
1992 27.94 % +1.1%
1993 27.94 % +0.0%
1994 27.94 % +0.0%
1995 27.94 % +0.0%
1996 28.24 % +1.1%
1997 28.24 % +0.0%
1998 28.61 % +1.3%
1999 28.24 % -1.3%
2000 28.61 % +1.3%
2001 28.61 % +0.0%
2002 28.61 % +0.0%
2003 28.61 % +0.0%
2004 28.61 % +0.0%
2005 18.13 % -36.6%
2006 18.13 % +0.0%
2007 18.13 % +0.0%
2008 18.11 % -0.1%
2009 18.1 % -0.1%
2010 18.1 % +0.0%
2011 18.1 % +0.0%
2012 18.1 % +0.0%
2013 18.1 % +0.0%
2014 18.1 % +0.0%
2015 18.1 % +0.0%
2016 18.1 % +0.0%
2017 18.17 % +0.4%
2018 18.17 % +0.0%
2019 18.17 % +0.0%
2020 18.17 % +0.0%
2021 18.17 % +0.0%
2022 18.17 % +0.0%
2023 18.17 % +0.0%
2024 18.17 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.01 % 27.01 % 27.01 % 9
1970s 27.01 % 27.01 % 27.01 % 10
1980s 27.23 % 27.01 % 27.63 % 10
1990s 28.04 % 27.63 % 28.61 % 10
2000s 23.37 % 18.1 % 28.61 % 10
2010s 18.12 % 18.1 % 18.17 % 10
2020s 18.17 % 18.17 % 18.17 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 18.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 28.61 % in 1998.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.1 % in 2009.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 10th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.