Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Lebanon: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

Iran, Islamic Republic of
2.4%
in 2023
Lebanon
2.2%
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
49th
Lebanon rank
51st

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lebanon ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th and Lebanon ranks 51st of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Lebanon Difference Ahead
1970s 1.3% 6.9% 5.5% Lebanon
1980s -0.4% -4.6% 4.2% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 6.4% 1.4% 5.0% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s -12.6% 5.3% 17.9% Lebanon
2010s -14.8% 3.5% 18.3% Lebanon
2020s 1.7% 3.7% 2.1% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Lebanon?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lebanon?
0.2%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lebanon?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lebanon rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th and Lebanon ranks 51st of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
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
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.