What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Sudan?

529,500, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Sudan?

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs South Sudan: Land used for agriculture

Iran, Islamic Republic of

45.92 million

in 2010

South Sudan

45.39 million

in 2010

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

17th

South Sudan rank

18th

Land used for agriculture over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
South Sudan

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 45.92 million against 45.39 million in South Sudan, a difference of 529,500.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Iran, Islamic Republic of has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 179 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	17.14 million	5.21 million	11.93 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1790s	17.41 million	5.58 million	11.83 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1800s	17.69 million	5.98 million	11.71 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1810s	17.97 million	6.40 million	11.57 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1820s	18.26 million	7.13 million	11.14 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1830s	19.20 million	7.95 million	11.25 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1840s	20.13 million	8.87 million	11.26 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1850s	21.06 million	9.88 million	11.17 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1860s	21.98 million	11.02 million	10.96 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1870s	22.90 million	12.40 million	10.50 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1880s	26.28 million	13.96 million	12.32 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1890s	29.62 million	15.71 million	13.92 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1900s	32.14 million	17.67 million	14.47 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1910s	34.60 million	19.89 million	14.71 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1920s	37.87 million	22.40 million	15.48 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1930s	41.41 million	23.80 million	17.61 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1940s	45.26 million	26.83 million	18.44 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1950s	49.22 million	30.27 million	18.95 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1960s	56.00 million	40.51 million	15.49 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s	54.74 million	40.53 million	14.21 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	52.71 million	38.15 million	14.56 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	55.67 million	42.52 million	13.15 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	58.52 million	44.62 million	13.90 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	45.92 million	45.39 million	529,500	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Iran, Islamic Republic of or South Sudan?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 45.92 million against 45.39 million in South Sudan as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Sudan?: 529,500, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Sudan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Sudan rank globally for land used for agriculture?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land used for agriculture
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.