Cropland extent over the long-term in Iran
Iran: Cropland extent over the long-term was 17.73 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.73 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
18.71 million hectares
in 1994
All-time low
3.44 million hectares
in 1300
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Iran, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Iran recorded 17.73 million hectares for cropland extent over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Iran peaked at 18.71 million hectares in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.44 million hectares, in 1300.
That places Iran 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Iran, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 4.73 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 4.89 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1200 | 5.03 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1300 | 3.44 million hectares | -31.7% |
| 1400 | 3.59 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1500 | 3.71 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1600 | 4.48 million hectares | +20.8% |
| 1700 | 4.30 million hectares | -4.0% |
| 1710 | 4.46 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1720 | 4.54 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1730 | 4.61 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1740 | 4.68 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1750 | 4.76 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1760 | 4.84 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1770 | 4.91 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1780 | 4.99 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1790 | 5.07 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1800 | 5.14 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1810 | 5.22 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1820 | 5.30 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1830 | 5.56 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 1840 | 5.82 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1850 | 6.07 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 1860 | 6.32 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1870 | 6.56 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1880 | 7.51 million hectares | +14.4% |
| 1890 | 8.43 million hectares | +12.3% |
| 1900 | 9.13 million hectares | +8.3% |
| 1910 | 9.80 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1920 | 10.45 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 1930 | 11.07 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 1940 | 11.64 million hectares | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 12.14 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1951 | 12.39 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 12.66 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 12.93 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 13.21 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 13.50 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 13.79 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 14.09 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 14.38 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 14.66 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 14.88 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 15.27 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 15.29 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 15.35 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 15.41 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 15.47 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 15.48 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 15.55 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 15.60 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 15.67 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 15.70 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 16.15 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 16.80 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 17.48 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 16.96 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 16.44 million hectares | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 15.95 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 15.69 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 14.87 million hectares | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 15.91 million hectares | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 13.71 million hectares | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 14.28 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 14.87 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 15.21 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 15.54 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 15.87 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 16.20 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 16.53 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 16.87 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 16.70 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 16.50 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 18.00 million hectares | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 18.65 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 18.66 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.71 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 18.43 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 17.83 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 18.19 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 17.69 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 16.28 million hectares | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 17.22 million hectares | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 17.44 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.67 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.89 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 18.11 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 18.33 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.55 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 17.18 million hectares | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 17.21 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.06 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 16.92 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.77 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.62 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 16.48 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.48 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.30 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.30 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.20 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.11 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.51 million hectares | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 17.55 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.59 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.59 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.65 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.69 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 17.73 million hectares | +0.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 17.73 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 8.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iran's 17.73 million hectares is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.75 million hectares, 10.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | -31.7% | 5.03 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.73 million hectares | 4.73 million hectares | 4.73 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 4.89 million hectares | 4.89 million hectares | 4.89 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 5.03 million hectares | 5.03 million hectares | 5.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.44 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.59 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.71 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.48 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.30 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.46 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.54 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.61 million hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.68 million hectares | 4.68 million hectares | 4.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.76 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.84 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.91 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.99 million hectares | 4.99 million hectares | 4.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.07 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 5.14 million hectares | 5.14 million hectares | 5.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 5.22 million hectares | 5.22 million hectares | 5.22 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.30 million hectares | 5.30 million hectares | 5.30 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.56 million hectares | 5.56 million hectares | 5.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.82 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.07 million hectares | 6.07 million hectares | 6.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.32 million hectares | 6.32 million hectares | 6.32 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 6.56 million hectares | 6.56 million hectares | 6.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 7.51 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 8.43 million hectares | 8.43 million hectares | 8.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 9.13 million hectares | 9.13 million hectares | 9.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 9.80 million hectares | 9.80 million hectares | 9.80 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 10.45 million hectares | 10.45 million hectares | 10.45 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 11.07 million hectares | 11.07 million hectares | 11.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 11.64 million hectares | 11.64 million hectares | 11.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 13.37 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | 14.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.40 million hectares | 14.88 million hectares | 15.67 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.20 million hectares | 14.87 million hectares | 17.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.58 million hectares | 13.71 million hectares | 16.87 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.89 million hectares | 16.28 million hectares | 18.71 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.67 million hectares | 17.06 million hectares | 18.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.57 million hectares | 16.11 million hectares | 17.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.63 million hectares | 17.55 million hectares | 17.73 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 415.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6359 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.6% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2262 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Iran?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Iran was 17.73 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 18.71 million hectares in 1994.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 million hectares in 1300.
- How does Iran rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Iran ranks 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.