Iran's forest cover rose from 5.6 % in 1994 to 6.6 % in 2023.
Iran · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Iran's forest area rose from 91,759 km in 1994 to 107,884 km in 2023.
Iran's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 7.2 % in 2013 to 7.8 % in 2025.
Iran's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 39.4 % in 1994 to 29.0 % in 2023.
Iran's arable land (% of land area) fell from 10.6 % in 1994 to 9.7 % in 2023.
Air
Iran's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 34.7 in 1994 to 40.2 in 2023.
Water
Iran's water stress rose from 54.5 % in 1993 to 72.3 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
114th of 181 · 1st in MENA+
Iran's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,093 in 1993 to 1,435 in 2022.
Access
Iran's safe drinking water rose from 90.4 % in 2000 to 94.4 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Iran.
- Safe sanitationNo data