Afghanistan vs Iran: Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
0.1522 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iran
0.216 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
61st
Iran rank
59th
Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.216 % change on previous year against 0.1522 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0638 % change on previous year.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iran ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 61st and Iran ranks 59th of 194 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.6054 % change on previous year | 0.6703 % change on previous year | 0.0649 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.0661 % change on previous year | 0.2236 % change on previous year | 0.1575 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1980s | -0.0112 % change on previous year | 0.6213 % change on previous year | 0.6325 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1990s | -0.3458 % change on previous year | -0.1606 % change on previous year | 0.1852 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.1949 % change on previous year | 0.5164 % change on previous year | 0.3216 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.1188 % change on previous year | 0.2977 % change on previous year | 0.1789 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.1785 % change on previous year | 0.2046 % change on previous year | 0.0261 % change on previous year | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.216 % change on previous year against 0.1522 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 0.0638 % change on previous year, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 61st and Iran ranks 59th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland extent over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.