Terrestrial protected areas in Iran
Protected areas covered 7.8% of the land area of Iran in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2015.
Iran, 2025
7.8%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
World, 2025
16.5%
Position in 2025
168th of 213
Terrestrial protected areas 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8% | 16.5% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | 16.4% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | 16.1% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | 15.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | 15.8% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | 15.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | 15.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | 15.1% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | 14.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | 15.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | 15.2% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | 15.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 8.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 213 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 168th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 16.5%.