Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Iran

Agricultural land in Iran in 2023 — 470,670 km². Ranked 18 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 20.6%.

2023 470,670 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 18of 209
Period maximum 647,870 km²1998
Period minimum 459,540 km²2013

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Iran, 1961–2023450,000500,000550,000600,000650,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 592,710 km²1963: 593,500 km²1965: 594,700 km²1967: 595,500 km²1969: 596,700 km²1971: 601,540 km²1973: 614,810 km²1975: 604,400 km²1977: 596,930 km²1979: 599,080 km²1981: 582,800 km²1983: 592,100 km²1985: 603,700 km²1987: 610,300 km²1989: 617,000 km²1991: 629,970 km²1993: 641,520 km²1995: 642,080 km²1997: 638,320 km²1999: 636,870 km²2001: 638,230 km²2003: 642,650 km²2005: 476,310 km²2007: 480,730 km²2009: 466,862 km²2011: 463,926 km²2013: 459,540 km²2015: 459,540 km²2017: 464,350 km²2019: 469,880 km²2021: 470,670 km²2023: 470,670 km²
Change over the period: −122,040 (−20.59%) Average annual rate: -0.37 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 470,670 km²
World 47.92M km²
Southern Asia computed 3.16M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 470,670 +0 +0%
2022 470,670 +0 +0%
2021 470,670 +390 +0.08%
2020 470,280 +400 +0.09%
2019 469,880 +730 +0.16%
2018 469,150 +4,800 +1.03%
2017 464,350 +4,810 +1.05%
2016 459,540 +0 +0%
2015 459,540 +0 +0%
2014 459,540 +0 +0%
2013 459,540 −2,918 −0.63%
2012 462,458 −1,468 −0.32%
2011 463,926 −1,468 −0.32%
2010 465,394 −1,468 −0.31%
2009 466,862 +12 +0%
2008 466,850 −13,880 −2.89%
2007 480,730 +2,210 +0.46%
2006 478,520 +2,210 +0.46%
2005 476,310 −168,550 −26.14%
2004 644,860 +2,210 +0.34%
2003 642,650 +2,210 +0.35%
2002 640,440 +2,210 +0.35%
2001 638,230 +9,390 +1.49%
2000 628,840 −8,030 −1.26%
1999 636,870 −11,000 −1.7%
1998 647,870 +9,550 +1.5%
1997 638,320 −5,950 −0.92%
1996 644,270 +2,190 +0.34%
1995 642,080 +510 +0.08%
1994 641,570 +50 +0.01%
1993 641,520 +3,650 +0.57%
1992 637,870 +7,900 +1.25%
1991 629,970 +14,970 +2.43%
1990 615,000 −2,000 −0.32%
1989 617,000 −1,710 −0.28%
1988 618,710 +8,410 +1.38%
1987 610,300 +3,300 +0.54%
1986 607,000 +3,300 +0.55%
1985 603,700 +8,300 +1.39%
1984 595,400 +3,300 +0.56%
1983 592,100 +3,430 +0.58%
1982 588,670 +5,870 +1.01%
1981 582,800 +5,670 +0.98%
1980 577,130 −21,950 −3.66%
1979 599,080 +10,410 +1.77%
1978 588,670 −8,260 −1.38%
1977 596,930 −2,570 −0.43%
1976 599,500 −4,900 −0.81%
1975 604,400 −5,200 −0.85%
1974 609,600 −5,210 −0.85%
1973 614,810 +6,810 +1.12%
1972 608,000 +6,460 +1.07%
1971 601,540 +4,540 +0.76%
1970 597,000 +300 +0.05%
1969 596,700 +700 +0.12%
1968 596,000 +500 +0.08%
1967 595,500 +700 +0.12%
1966 594,800 +100 +0.02%
1965 594,700 +600 +0.1%
1964 594,100 +600 +0.1%
1963 593,500 +600 +0.1%
1962 592,900 +190 +0.03%
1961 592,710

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.