What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran?

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran was 29.48 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 46.60 million hectares in 1998.

What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 29.48 million hectares in 2009.

How does Iran rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?

Iran ranks 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.

Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Iran data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran

Name: Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iran: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 29.48 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

29.48 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

26th

of 208 countries

All-time high

46.60 million hectares

in 1998

All-time low

29.48 million hectares

in 2009

Years of data

1961–2023

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran stood at 29.48 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran peaked at 46.60 million hectares in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.48 million hectares, in 2009.

That places Iran 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	44.00 million hectares	44.00 million hectares	44.00 million hectares	9
1970s	44.00 million hectares	44.00 million hectares	44.00 million hectares	10
1980s	44.35 million hectares	44.00 million hectares	45.00 million hectares	10
1990s	45.66 million hectares	45.00 million hectares	46.60 million hectares	10
2000s	38.06 million hectares	29.48 million hectares	46.60 million hectares	10
2010s	29.48 million hectares	29.48 million hectares	29.48 million hectares	10
2020s	29.48 million hectares	29.48 million hectares	29.48 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Iran

23 Bolivia 33.00 million hectares compare
24 Algeria 32.81 million hectares compare
25 Afghanistan 30.00 million hectares compare
27 Niger 28.78 million hectares compare
28 South Sudan 25.77 million hectares compare
29 Botswana 25.60 million hectares compare

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More reference data data for Iran

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.84 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 71,943 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 35,629 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1,936 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran?: Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Iran was 29.48 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 46.60 million hectares in 1998.
What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 29.48 million hectares in 2009.
How does Iran rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Iran ranks 26th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.