Tree-covered areas β€” Area from CCI_LC in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Tree-covered areas β€” Area from CCI_LC was 3,127 1000 ha in 2022. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2022)
3,127 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
91st
of 241 countries
All-time high
3,226 1000 ha
in 1994
All-time low
3,046 1000 ha
in 2006
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Tree-covered areas β€” Area from CCI_LC in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1992–2022

01.0k2.0k3.0k1992200720221992: 3.2k 1000 ha1993: 3.2k 1000 ha1994: 3.2k 1000 ha1995: 3.1k 1000 ha1996: 3.1k 1000 ha1997: 3.1k 1000 ha1998: 3.1k 1000 ha1999: 3.1k 1000 ha2000: 3.1k 1000 ha2001: 3.1k 1000 ha2002: 3.1k 1000 ha2003: 3.1k 1000 ha2004: 3.0k 1000 ha2005: 3.0k 1000 ha2006: 3.0k 1000 ha2007: 3.0k 1000 ha2008: 3.1k 1000 ha2009: 3.0k 1000 ha2010: 3.1k 1000 ha2011: 3.1k 1000 ha2012: 3.1k 1000 ha2013: 3.1k 1000 ha2014: 3.1k 1000 ha2015: 3.1k 1000 ha2016: 3.1k 1000 ha2017: 3.1k 1000 ha2018: 3.1k 1000 ha2019: 3.1k 1000 ha2020: 3.1k 1000 ha2021: 3.1k 1000 ha2022: 3.1k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 3,127 1000 ha for tree-covered areas β€” area from cci_lc in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas β€” area from cci_lc in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 3,226 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3,046 1000 ha, in 2006.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 91st out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,160 1000 ha 3,094 1000 ha 3,226 1000 ha 8
2000s 3,051 1000 ha 3,046 1000 ha 3,064 1000 ha 10
2010s 3,076 1000 ha 3,051 1000 ha 3,105 1000 ha 10
2020s 3,117 1000 ha 3,108 1000 ha 3,127 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 88 Georgia 3,383 1000 ha compare
  2. 89 Greece 3,225 1000 ha compare
  3. 90 Serbia 3,199 1000 ha compare
  4. 92 Bhutan 3,018 1000 ha compare
  5. 93 Portugal 2,995 1000 ha compare
  6. 94 Somalia 2,834 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas β€” area from cci_lc in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Tree-covered areas β€” area from cci_lc in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 3,127 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas β€” area from cci_lc recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 3,226 1000 ha in 1994.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas β€” area from cci_lc recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 3,046 1000 ha in 2006.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for tree-covered areas β€” area from cci_lc?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 91st out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is tree-covered areas β€” area from cci_lc rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Tree-covered areas β€” Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree-covered areas β€” Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed

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 UniversitΓ© 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.