Share global forest in Iran
Iran: Share global forest was 0.2597 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.2597
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2597
in 2025
All-time low
0.2475
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Iran, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Iran stood at 0.2597. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Iran peaked at 0.2597 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2475, in 1990.
Iran ranks 50th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2475 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2481 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2487 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2494 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.25 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2506 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2512 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2519 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2525 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2531 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2538 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.254 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2542 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2544 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2546 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2548 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2551 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2553 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2555 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2557 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2559 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2562 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2564 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2566 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2569 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2571 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2573 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2575 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2577 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2579 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2581 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2584 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2587 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.259 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2594 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2597 | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.2597 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 4.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.2597 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 52.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2503 | 0.2475 | 0.2531 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2547 | 0.2538 | 0.2557 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.257 | 0.2559 | 0.2579 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2589 | 0.2581 | 0.2597 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More environment data for Iran
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.319 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Iran?
- Share global forest in Iran was 0.2597 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2597 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2475 in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for share global forest?
- Iran ranks 50th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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