Iran Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Iran arable land for 2021 was 15,699,000, a 0.25% increase from 2020.
- Iran arable land for 2020 was 15,659,667, a 0.25% increase from 2019.
- Iran arable land for 2019 was 15,620,333, a 0.25% increase from 2018.
- Iran arable land for 2018 was 15,581,000, a 2.95% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Russia |
121,649,000 |
| China |
108,862,000 |
| Brazil |
58,252,760 |
| Kazakhstan |
29,669,700 |
| Mexico |
20,084,000 |
| Turkey |
19,881,000 |
| Thailand |
17,150,000 |
| Iran |
15,699,000 |
| South Africa |
12,000,000 |
| Romania |
8,588,000 |
| Algeria |
7,530,600 |
| Belarus |
5,624,000 |
| Iraq |
4,969,000 |
| Paraguay |
4,734,000 |
| Peru |
4,290,296 |
| Bulgaria |
3,500,476 |
| Cuba |
2,908,600 |
| Serbia |
2,615,000 |
| Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
| Azerbaijan |
2,089,000 |
| Colombia |
1,993,000 |
| Turkmenistan |
1,940,000 |
| Libya |
1,720,000 |
| Guatemala |
1,554,000 |
| Ecuador |
1,024,000 |
| Bosnia |
1,008,000 |
| Dominican Republic |
877,000 |
| Malaysia |
826,000 |
| Namibia |
800,000 |
| Albania |
599,900 |
| Armenia |
443,420 |
| Guyana |
420,000 |
| North Macedonia |
417,000 |
| Gabon |
325,000 |
| Botswana |
260,000 |
| Costa Rica |
243,000 |
| Jordan |
199,200 |
| Lebanon |
139,300 |
| Jamaica |
120,000 |
| Belize |
100,000 |
| Fiji |
76,800 |
| Mauritius |
75,000 |
| Suriname |
58,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
53,000 |
| Tonga |
20,000 |
| Samoa |
11,290 |
| Montenegro |
8,900 |
| Dominica |
6,000 |
| Maldives |
3,900 |
| Grenada |
3,000 |
| St. Lucia |
2,670 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
2,000 |
| American Samoa |
970 |
| Marshall Islands |
500 |
| Iran Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
15,699,000 |
0.18 |
9.68% |
| 2020 |
15,659,667 |
0.18 |
9.65% |
| 2019 |
15,620,333 |
0.18 |
9.63% |
| 2018 |
15,581,000 |
0.18 |
9.60% |
| 2017 |
15,134,000 |
0.18 |
9.33% |
| 2016 |
14,687,000 |
0.18 |
9.02% |
| 2015 |
14,687,000 |
0.18 |
9.02% |
| 2014 |
14,687,000 |
0.18 |
9.02% |
| 2013 |
14,687,000 |
0.19 |
9.02% |
| 2012 |
15,038,000 |
0.19 |
9.23% |
| 2011 |
15,214,000 |
0.20 |
9.34% |
| 2010 |
15,390,000 |
0.20 |
9.45% |
| 2009 |
15,566,000 |
0.21 |
9.56% |
| 2008 |
15,545,000 |
0.21 |
9.54% |
| 2007 |
16,869,000 |
0.23 |
10.36% |
| 2006 |
16,701,000 |
0.23 |
10.25% |
| 2005 |
16,533,000 |
0.24 |
10.15% |
| 2004 |
16,365,000 |
0.24 |
10.05% |
| 2003 |
16,197,000 |
0.24 |
9.94% |
| 2002 |
16,029,000 |
0.24 |
9.84% |
| 2001 |
15,861,000 |
0.24 |
9.74% |
| 2000 |
14,924,000 |
0.23 |
9.16% |
| 1999 |
16,337,000 |
0.25 |
10.03% |
| 1998 |
16,837,000 |
0.27 |
10.34% |
| 1997 |
16,502,000 |
0.26 |
10.13% |
| 1996 |
17,097,000 |
0.28 |
10.50% |
| 1995 |
17,388,000 |
0.29 |
10.68% |
| 1994 |
17,337,000 |
0.29 |
10.64% |
| 1993 |
17,332,000 |
0.29 |
10.64% |
| 1992 |
16,969,000 |
0.29 |
10.42% |
| 1991 |
16,681,000 |
0.29 |
10.24% |
| 1990 |
15,190,000 |
0.27 |
9.33% |
| 1989 |
15,400,000 |
0.29 |
9.46% |
| 1988 |
15,580,000 |
0.30 |
9.57% |
| 1987 |
15,400,000 |
0.30 |
9.46% |
| 1986 |
15,150,000 |
0.31 |
9.30% |
| 1985 |
14,900,000 |
0.32 |
9.15% |
| 1984 |
14,650,000 |
0.32 |
8.99% |
| 1983 |
14,400,000 |
0.33 |
8.84% |
| 1982 |
14,141,000 |
0.33 |
8.68% |
| 1981 |
13,550,000 |
0.33 |
8.32% |
| 1980 |
12,981,000 |
0.34 |
7.97% |
| 1979 |
15,194,000 |
0.41 |
9.33% |
| 1978 |
14,192,000 |
0.39 |
8.71% |
| 1977 |
14,969,000 |
0.43 |
9.19% |
| 1976 |
15,330,000 |
0.45 |
9.41% |
| 1975 |
15,850,000 |
0.48 |
9.73% |
| 1974 |
16,370,000 |
0.51 |
10.05% |
| 1973 |
16,901,000 |
0.55 |
10.38% |
| 1972 |
16,227,000 |
0.54 |
9.96% |
| 1971 |
15,581,000 |
0.53 |
9.57% |
| 1970 |
15,150,000 |
0.53 |
9.30% |
| 1969 |
15,120,000 |
0.55 |
9.28% |
| 1968 |
15,100,000 |
0.56 |
9.27% |
| 1967 |
15,050,000 |
0.58 |
9.24% |
| 1966 |
15,030,000 |
0.59 |
9.23% |
| 1965 |
15,020,000 |
0.61 |
9.22% |
| 1964 |
15,010,000 |
0.63 |
9.22% |
| 1963 |
15,000,000 |
0.64 |
9.21% |
| 1962 |
14,990,000 |
0.66 |
9.20% |
| 1961 |
14,980,000 |
0.68 |
9.20% |
