What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Niger?

609,300, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Niger: Total agricultural area over the long term

Iran, Islamic Republic of

47.20 million

in 2025

Niger

46.59 million

in 2025

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

18th

Niger rank

19th

Total agricultural area over the long term over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Niger

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 47.20 million against 46.59 million in Niger, a difference of 609,300.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Niger ranks 19th of 199 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1000s	11.40 million	4.95 million	6.44 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1100s	11.85 million	5.32 million	6.53 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1200s	12.28 million	5.69 million	6.59 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1300s	8.45 million	6.32 million	2.13 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1400s	8.88 million	6.78 million	2.11 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1500s	9.28 million	7.43 million	1.85 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1600s	11.32 million	8.66 million	2.66 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1700s	11.01 million	9.90 million	1.11 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1710s	11.44 million	9.94 million	1.50 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1720s	11.64 million	9.97 million	1.67 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1730s	11.85 million	10.01 million	1.84 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1740s	12.06 million	10.05 million	2.01 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1750s	12.27 million	10.08 million	2.19 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1760s	12.49 million	10.12 million	2.37 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1770s	12.71 million	10.15 million	2.55 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1780s	12.93 million	10.19 million	2.74 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1790s	13.15 million	10.22 million	2.92 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1800s	13.37 million	10.26 million	3.11 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1810s	13.60 million	10.30 million	3.31 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1820s	13.83 million	10.33 million	3.50 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1830s	14.55 million	10.37 million	4.18 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1840s	15.26 million	10.40 million	4.85 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1850s	15.96 million	10.44 million	5.52 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1860s	16.64 million	10.65 million	5.99 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1870s	17.32 million	10.97 million	6.35 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1880s	19.86 million	11.42 million	8.44 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1890s	22.37 million	11.88 million	10.48 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1900s	24.29 million	12.37 million	11.92 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1910s	26.17 million	13.80 million	12.37 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1920s	28.00 million	14.94 million	13.06 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1930s	29.78 million	17.17 million	12.60 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1940s	31.46 million	19.54 million	11.92 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1950s	36.54 million	26.38 million	10.15 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1960s	42.25 million	31.55 million	10.71 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s	43.12 million	30.33 million	12.79 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	42.85 million	30.89 million	11.96 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	46.48 million	35.32 million	11.16 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	47.18 million	40.72 million	6.46 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	46.05 million	45.65 million	397,360	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	47.11 million	46.59 million	514,983	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Niger?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 47.20 million against 46.59 million in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Niger?: 609,300, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Niger?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Niger rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Niger ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total agricultural area over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026