Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Iran

Arable land per capita in Iran in 2023 — 0.1733 ha/person. Ranked 73 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 74.4%.

2023 0.1733 ha/person −1.2% vs 2022
World rank 73of 206
Period maximum 0.677 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1733 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Iran, 1961–202300.20.40.60.819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.677 ha/person1963: 0.6378 ha/person1965: 0.5999 ha/person1967: 0.5652 ha/person1969: 0.5348 ha/person1971: 0.5189 ha/person1973: 0.5308 ha/person1975: 0.4689 ha/person1977: 0.4166 ha/person1979: 0.3954 ha/person1981: 0.3227 ha/person1983: 0.3128 ha/person1985: 0.3005 ha/person1987: 0.2888 ha/person1989: 0.2716 ha/person1991: 0.2781 ha/person1993: 0.2823 ha/person1995: 0.2795 ha/person1997: 0.2593 ha/person1999: 0.2496 ha/person2001: 0.2351 ha/person2003: 0.2355 ha/person2005: 0.2302 ha/person2007: 0.2261 ha/person2009: 0.2036 ha/person2011: 0.1941 ha/person2013: 0.1826 ha/person2015: 0.1778 ha/person2017: 0.178 ha/person2019: 0.1794 ha/person2021: 0.1775 ha/person2023: 0.1733 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.5038 (−74.41%) Average annual rate: -2.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 0.1733 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Middle East & North Africa 0.1136 ha/person
Southern Asia computed 0.1072 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1733 −0.0021 −1.2%
2022 0.1754 −0.0021 −1.19%
2021 0.1775 −0.001 −0.58%
2020 0.1785 −0.0009 −0.51%
2019 0.1794 −0.0015 −0.82%
2018 0.1809 +0.0029 +1.65%
2017 0.178 +0.0028 +1.57%
2016 0.1752 −0.0025 −1.42%
2015 0.1778 −0.0024 −1.35%
2014 0.1802 −0.0024 −1.33%
2013 0.1826 −0.0068 −3.6%
2012 0.1895 −0.0046 −2.39%
2011 0.1941 −0.0047 −2.36%
2010 0.1988 −0.0048 −2.36%
2009 0.2036 −0.0023 −1.1%
2008 0.2059 −0.0203 −8.96%
2007 0.2261 −0.0014 −0.63%
2006 0.2276 −0.0026 −1.14%
2005 0.2302 −0.0028 −1.18%
2004 0.2329 −0.0026 −1.1%
2003 0.2355 −0.0002 −0.07%
2002 0.2357 +0.0005 +0.23%
2001 0.2351 +0.0104 +4.65%
2000 0.2247 −0.0249 −9.99%
1999 0.2496 −0.0113 −4.34%
1998 0.261 +0.0017 +0.64%
1997 0.2593 −0.0126 −4.63%
1996 0.2719 −0.0076 −2.73%
1995 0.2795 −0.0023 −0.81%
1994 0.2818 −0.0005 −0.16%
1993 0.2823 +0.0049 +1.78%
1992 0.2773 −0.0007 −0.27%
1991 0.2781 +0.0179 +6.87%
1990 0.2602 −0.0114 −4.19%
1989 0.2716 −0.0113 −4%
1988 0.2829 −0.0059 −2.04%
1987 0.2888 −0.0057 −1.93%
1986 0.2945 −0.006 −2.01%
1985 0.3005 −0.006 −1.96%
1984 0.3065 −0.0063 −2.02%
1983 0.3128 −0.0066 −2.06%
1982 0.3194 −0.0033 −1.02%
1981 0.3227 −0.0031 −0.95%
1980 0.3258 −0.0696 −17.6%
1979 0.3954 +0.0132 +3.44%
1978 0.3823 −0.0343 −8.24%
1977 0.4166 −0.0235 −5.33%
1976 0.44 −0.0288 −6.15%
1975 0.4689 −0.0302 −6.06%
1974 0.4991 −0.0317 −5.97%
1973 0.5308 +0.006 +1.15%
1972 0.5248 +0.0059 +1.14%
1971 0.5189 −0.0009 −0.18%
1970 0.5198 −0.015 −2.8%
1969 0.5348 −0.0156 −2.83%
1968 0.5503 −0.0148 −2.63%
1967 0.5652 −0.0167 −2.87%
1966 0.5819 −0.018 −3%
1965 0.5999 −0.0187 −3.03%
1964 0.6186 −0.0191 −3%
1963 0.6378 −0.0194 −2.96%
1962 0.6572 −0.0198 −2.93%
1961 0.677

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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