Forest area in Iran
Iran: Forest area was 107,884 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Iran, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Iran is 107,884 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Iran peaked at 107,884 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90,761 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Iran 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,884 sq. km | 90,761 sq. km | 93,007 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,405 sq. km | 93,257 sq. km | 105,553 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,035 sq. km | 106,920 sq. km | 107,430 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,706 sq. km | 107,520 sq. km | 107,884 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.66 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Iran?
- Forest area in Iran was 107,884 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 107,884 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,761 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Iran rank for forest area?
- Iran ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.