Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 20,697 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20,697 1000 ha
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
2nd
of 20 countries
All-time high
22,440 1000 ha
in 2021
All-time low
17,347 1000 ha
in 2009
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001201220242001: 18.4k 1000 ha2002: 19.0k 1000 ha2003: 18.7k 1000 ha2004: 18.8k 1000 ha2005: 18.9k 1000 ha2006: 18.4k 1000 ha2007: 17.9k 1000 ha2008: 17.6k 1000 ha2009: 17.3k 1000 ha2010: 17.4k 1000 ha2011: 17.9k 1000 ha2012: 18.6k 1000 ha2013: 19.2k 1000 ha2014: 20.2k 1000 ha2015: 20.2k 1000 ha2016: 20.2k 1000 ha2017: 20.3k 1000 ha2018: 20.3k 1000 ha2019: 21.0k 1000 ha2020: 22.2k 1000 ha2021: 22.4k 1000 ha2022: 21.9k 1000 ha2023: 21.2k 1000 ha2024: 20.7k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 20,697 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 22,440 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,347 1000 ha, in 2009.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 18,425 1000 ha —
2002 18,994 1000 ha +3.1%
2003 18,679 1000 ha -1.7%
2004 18,777 1000 ha +0.5%
2005 18,905 1000 ha +0.7%
2006 18,423 1000 ha -2.5%
2007 17,908 1000 ha -2.8%
2008 17,603 1000 ha -1.7%
2009 17,347 1000 ha -1.5%
2010 17,403 1000 ha +0.3%
2011 17,897 1000 ha +2.8%
2012 18,552 1000 ha +3.7%
2013 19,201 1000 ha +3.5%
2014 20,173 1000 ha +5.1%
2015 20,160 1000 ha -0.1%
2016 20,190 1000 ha +0.1%
2017 20,319 1000 ha +0.6%
2018 20,273 1000 ha -0.2%
2019 20,995 1000 ha +3.6%
2020 22,208 1000 ha +5.8%
2021 22,440 1000 ha +1.0%
2022 21,928 1000 ha -2.3%
2023 21,215 1000 ha -3.2%
2024 20,697 1000 ha -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,340 1000 ha 17,347 1000 ha 18,994 1000 ha 9
2010s 19,516 1000 ha 17,403 1000 ha 20,995 1000 ha 10
2020s 21,698 1000 ha 20,697 1000 ha 22,440 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 1 Australia and New Zealand 431,580 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Australia 431,570 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9,604 1000 ha compare
  4. 3 Russian Federation 331,581 1000 ha compare
  5. 4 Canada 82,385 1000 ha compare
  6. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 3,461 1000 ha compare
  7. 5 Argentina 67,972 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 20,697 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 22,440 1000 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 17,347 1000 ha in 2009.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.