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Land area — Iran

Land area in Iran in 2023 — 1,622,500 km². Ranked 17 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.4%.

2023 1.62M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 17of 215
Period maximum 1.63M km²1961
Period minimum 1.62M km²2017

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Iran, 1961–20231.62M1.62M1.63M1.63M1.63M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,628,760 km²1963: 1,628,760 km²1965: 1,628,760 km²1967: 1,628,760 km²1969: 1,628,760 km²1971: 1,628,760 km²1973: 1,628,760 km²1975: 1,628,760 km²1977: 1,628,760 km²1979: 1,628,760 km²1981: 1,628,760 km²1983: 1,628,760 km²1985: 1,628,760 km²1987: 1,628,760 km²1989: 1,628,760 km²1991: 1,628,760 km²1993: 1,628,760 km²1995: 1,628,760 km²1997: 1,628,760 km²1999: 1,628,760 km²2001: 1,628,760 km²2003: 1,628,760 km²2005: 1,628,760 km²2007: 1,628,760 km²2009: 1,628,760 km²2011: 1,628,760 km²2013: 1,628,760 km²2015: 1,628,760 km²2017: 1,622,500 km²2019: 1,622,500 km²2021: 1,622,500 km²2023: 1,622,500 km²
Change over the period: −6,260 (−0.38%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 1.62M km²
World 130M km²
Middle East & North Africa 12.64M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.39M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.62M +0 +0%
2022 1.62M +0 +0%
2021 1.62M +0 +0%
2020 1.62M +0 +0%
2019 1.62M +0 +0%
2018 1.62M +0 +0%
2017 1.62M −6,260 −0.38%
2016 1.63M +0 +0%
2015 1.63M +0 +0%
2014 1.63M +0 +0%
2013 1.63M +0 +0%
2012 1.63M +0 +0%
2011 1.63M +0 +0%
2010 1.63M +0 +0%
2009 1.63M +0 +0%
2008 1.63M +0 +0%
2007 1.63M +0 +0%
2006 1.63M +0 +0%
2005 1.63M +0 +0%
2004 1.63M +0 +0%
2003 1.63M +0 +0%
2002 1.63M +0 +0%
2001 1.63M +0 +0%
2000 1.63M +0 +0%
1999 1.63M +0 +0%
1998 1.63M +0 +0%
1997 1.63M +0 +0%
1996 1.63M +0 +0%
1995 1.63M +0 +0%
1994 1.63M +0 +0%
1993 1.63M +0 +0%
1992 1.63M +0 +0%
1991 1.63M +0 +0%
1990 1.63M +0 +0%
1989 1.63M +0 +0%
1988 1.63M +0 +0%
1987 1.63M +0 +0%
1986 1.63M +0 +0%
1985 1.63M +0 +0%
1984 1.63M +0 +0%
1983 1.63M +0 +0%
1982 1.63M +0 +0%
1981 1.63M +0 +0%
1980 1.63M +0 +0%
1979 1.63M +0 +0%
1978 1.63M +0 +0%
1977 1.63M +0 +0%
1976 1.63M +0 +0%
1975 1.63M +0 +0%
1974 1.63M +0 +0%
1973 1.63M +0 +0%
1972 1.63M +0 +0%
1971 1.63M +0 +0%
1970 1.63M +0 +0%
1969 1.63M +0 +0%
1968 1.63M +0 +0%
1967 1.63M +0 +0%
1966 1.63M +0 +0%
1965 1.63M +0 +0%
1964 1.63M +0 +0%
1963 1.63M +0 +0%
1962 1.63M +0 +0%
1961 1.63M — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 2.97M IR Iran 1.62M PK Pakistan 770,880 AF Afghanistan 652,230 NP Nepal 143,350 BD Bangladesh 129,980 LK Sri Lanka 61,860 BT Bhutan 38,140 MV Maldives 298
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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