Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Iran
Iran: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 0.0849 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Iran, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Iran is 0.0849, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.7% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Iran peaked at 0.2991 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0849, in 2026.
Iran ranks 123rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2076 | — |
| 2013 | 0.2228 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2458 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2213 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2991 | +35.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2799 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2259 | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2762 | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2901 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2711 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2329 | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2053 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2578 | +25.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2213 | -14.1% |
| 2026 | 0.0849 | -61.7% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.0849 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2444, 35% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.0849 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.008, 10.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2473 | 0.2076 | 0.2991 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2233 | 0.0849 | 0.2901 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 95.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2091 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Iran?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Iran was 0.0849 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2991 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0849 in 2026.
- How does Iran rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Iran ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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