What is land area in Iran?

Land area in Iran was 1.62 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Iran?

The highest recorded value was 1.63 million sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Iran?

The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million sq. km in 2017.

How does Iran rank for land area?

Iran ranks 17th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Iran?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Iran

Name: Land area in Iran
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Iran: Land area was 1.62 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

1.62 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

17th

of 216 countries

All-time high

1.63 million sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

1.62 million sq. km

in 2017

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Iran, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Iran stood at 1.62 million sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Iran peaked at 1.63 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million sq. km, in 2017.

That places Iran 17th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Land area in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Iran, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	1.63 million sq. km	—
1962	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
1999	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2001	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2010	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2014	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2015	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	1.63 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	1.62 million sq. km	-0.4%
2018	1.62 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	1.62 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	1.62 million sq. km	+0.0%
2021	1.62 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	1.62 million sq. km	+0.0%
2023	1.62 million sq. km	+0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

Iran's 1.62 million sq. km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96,297 sq. km, 16.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Iran's 1.62 million sq. km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 183,630 sq. km, 8.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	9
1970s	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	10
1980s	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	10
1990s	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	10
2000s	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	10
2010s	1.63 million sq. km	1.62 million sq. km	1.63 million sq. km	10
2020s	1.62 million sq. km	1.62 million sq. km	1.62 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Iran

14 Indonesia 1.89 million sq. km compare
15 Sudan 1.87 million sq. km compare
16 Libya 1.76 million sq. km compare
18 Mongolia 1.56 million sq. km compare
19 Peru 1.28 million sq. km compare
20 Niger 1.27 million sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Iran

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -25.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.2262 units per person (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Iran?: Land area in Iran was 1.62 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 1.63 million sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million sq. km in 2017.
How does Iran rank for land area?: Iran ranks 17th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.