Share of global forest area in Iran
Iran: Share of global forest area was 0.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2025
All-time low
0.2%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share of global forest area in Iran, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Iran stood at 0.3%. 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 of global forest area in Iran peaked at 0.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Iran ranks 50th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of global forest area in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 52.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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 share of global forest area in Iran?
- Share of global forest area in Iran was 0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for share of global forest area?
- Iran ranks 50th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.