Iran - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Iran was 107,519 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107,519 in 2020 and a minimum value of 90,761 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 90,761
1991 91,010
1992 91,260
1993 91,509
1994 91,759
1995 92,009
1996 92,258
1997 92,508
1998 92,757
1999 93,007
2000 93,257
2001 94,623
2002 95,989
2003 97,356
2004 98,722
2005 100,088
2006 101,455
2007 102,821
2008 104,187
2009 105,554
2010 106,920
2011 106,920
2012 106,920
2013 106,920
2014 106,920
2015 106,920
2016 107,021
2017 107,106
2018 107,270
2019 107,435
2020 107,519

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Iran was 6.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 6.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.57 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 5.57
1991 5.59
1992 5.60
1993 5.62
1994 5.63
1995 5.65
1996 5.66
1997 5.68
1998 5.69
1999 5.71
2000 5.73
2001 5.81
2002 5.89
2003 5.98
2004 6.06
2005 6.15
2006 6.23
2007 6.31
2008 6.40
2009 6.48
2010 6.56
2011 6.56
2012 6.56
2013 6.56
2014 6.56
2015 6.56
2016 6.57
2017 6.58
2018 6.59
2019 6.60
2020 6.60

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use