Breakdown of habitable land area in Iran
Iran: Breakdown of habitable land area was 6.13 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Iran, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Iran is 6.13 million hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over five years.
That places Iran 9th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Iran, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.82 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 5.97 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.00 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.00 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.13 million hectares | +2.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 6.13 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 82.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 6.13 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 hectares, 147.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iran
- 6 Brazil 9.16 million hectares compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 8.93 million hectares compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 7.94 million hectares compare
- 10 Tanzania 5.55 million hectares compare
- 11 Uganda 3.62 million hectares compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.53 million hectares compare
More reference data data for Iran
- 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 109.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Iran?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Iran was 6.13 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Iran rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Iran ranks 9th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.