What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cgls recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

The highest recorded value was 103,897 1000 ha in 2015.

What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cgls recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

The lowest recorded value was 101,745 1000 ha in 2019.

How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cgls?

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 9th out of 38 regions with data for 2019.

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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Name: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS was 101,745 1000 ha in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

101,745 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.8%

Rank

9th

of 38 regions

All-time high

103,897 1000 ha

in 2015

All-time low

101,745 1000 ha

in 2019

Years of data

2015–2019

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2015–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cgls in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 101,745 1000 ha, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over five years.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9th out of 38 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

6 Sudan 111,643 1000 ha compare
7 Egypt 92,282 1000 ha compare
8 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 84,386 1000 ha compare
9 Niger 84,256 1000 ha compare
10 Mali 70,270 1000 ha compare
11 Chad 67,078 1000 ha compare
12 Mongolia 56,047 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 4,213 1000 USD (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 221,187 1000 USD (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 1,769 SLC (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 115.15 USD (2024)
Plywood and LVL — Import value 875 1000 USD (2024)
Fibreboard — Import quantity 958,354 m3 (2024)
Printing and writing papers — Import value 368,936 1000 USD (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from cgls in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: Terrestrial barren land — area from cgls in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 101,745 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cgls recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: The highest recorded value was 103,897 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cgls recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: The lowest recorded value was 101,745 1000 ha in 2019.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cgls?: Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 9th out of 38 regions with data for 2019.
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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 212 places, 1,060 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.