Agricultural land in Iran
Agricultural land made up 29.0% of the land area of Iran in 2024.
Iran, 2024
29.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
125th of 208
Agricultural land in Iran over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.0% | – |
| 2023 | 29.0% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 28.2%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Iran has the 125th highest value.
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