Iran Forest Information and Data

According to the U.N. FAO, 6.8% or about 11,075,000 ha of Iran is forested, according to FAO. Of this 1.8% ( 200,000 ) is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse and carbon-dense form of forest. Iran had 844,000 ha of planted forest. Iran's forests contain 258 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass. Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Iran is home to at least 8000 species of vascular plants. 0.0% of Iran is protected under IUCN categories I-V.

The following contains data relating to forest cover in Iran

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Iran: Forest Cover, 2010 Total Land Area (1000 ha) 162855 Total Forest Area (1000 ha) 11075 Percent Forest Cover 7 Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha) 200 Primary Forest, % total forest 2 Other wooded land (1000 ha) 5340 Percent other wooded land 3 Iran: Breakdown of forest types, 2010 Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 200 2 Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 10031 91 Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 844 8 Iran: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010 TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 11075 11075 11075 11075 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 Iran: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010 FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 10231 10231 10231 10231 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0.0 0 0 Iran: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010 PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 200 200 200 200 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 Iran: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010 PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha) 1990 2000 2005 2010 844 844 844 844 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0 0 0 ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation 1990-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 0.0 0 0 Iran: Primary designated function (percent) Production Protection of soil and water Conservation of biodiversity Social services Multiple use Other None or unknown 14 0 1 0 85 0 0 Iran: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent) OWNERSHIP PATTERN Public ownership Private ownership Other 100 0 0 PRIVATE OWNERSHIP Individuals Business entities and institutions Local, indigenous and tribal communities - - - HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS Public administration Individuals Business entities and Institutions Communities Other - - - - - Iran: Growing stock in forest GROWING STOCK IN FOREST Total (million m3) Per hectare (m3) Coniferous (million m3) Broadleaved (million m3) % commercial species 536 48 - - - GROWING STOCK IN FOREST Total (million m3) Per hectare (m3) Coniferous (million m3) Broadleaved (million m3) % commercial species - - Iran: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010 CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (million metric tons) 1990 2000 2005 2010 249 249 254 258 CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (per hectare in tons) 2000 23 ANNUAL CHANGE (1 000 t/yr) 1990 2000 2005 2010 n.s. 1 1 ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE (t/ha/yr) 1990 2000 2005 2010 n.s. n.s. n.s. Iran: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005 FOREST FIRE 1000 ha % wild fire (not managed burn) - - EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE Insects Diseases Other biotic agents Abiotic factors Total (excluding fire) % of 2005 forest area - - - - - - Iran: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005 INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark) 1990 2000 2005 percent of which from forest 2005 1256 2050 2448 - WOODFUEL Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark) 1990 2000 2005 percent of which from forest 2005 425 55 20 - Iran: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005 Value of removals (million US$) Value per ha forest (US$) Industrial roundwood Woodfuel NWFP Total 114 n.s. - - - Iran: Employment in forestry 1990-2005 TOTAL (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 - - - IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 63 86 - IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION (1000 full-time employees) 1990 2000 2005 - - - Iran: Forest policy and legal framework 2008 National forest policy (year): - (-) Sub-national forest policy: - National forest program (year) - status: Yes (1996) In implementation National forest law (year): Specific forest law (1967) Sub-national forest law: - Iran: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008 2000 2005 2008 # % female # % female # % female - - - - - - Iran: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005 Forest revenue Public expenditure (1000 US$) Domestic funding External funding Total (1000 US$) Operational expenditure Transfer payments Operational expenditure Transfer payments Operational expenditure Transfer payments - - - - - - - Iran: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010 CbD: UNFCCC: Kyoto Protocol: UNCCD: ITTA: CITeS: Ramsar: World Heritage Convention: NlbI: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Iran: Environment Environment - current issues air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste; urbanization Environment - international agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation Natural hazards periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes Iran: Land use / Resources Land use (%) arable land: 8.72% permanent crops: 1.39% other: 89.89% (2001) Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur Iran: Economy Economy - overview: Iran's economy is marked by a bloated, inefficient state sector, over reliance on the oil sector, and statist policies that create major distortions throughout. Most economic activity is controlled by the state. Private sector activity is typically small-scale - workshops, farming, and services. President KHATAMI has continued to follow the market reform plans of former President RAFSANJANI, with limited progress. Relatively high oil prices in recent years have enabled Iran to amass some $40 billion in foreign exchange reserves, but have not eased economic hardships such as high unemployment and inflation. The proportion of the economy devoted to the development of weapons of mass destruction remains a contentious issue with leading Western nations. GDP - per capita $8,100 (2005 est.) GDP - real growth rate (%) 4.8% (2005 est.) Agriculture - products wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar GDP - composition by sector (%) agriculture: 11.8%, industry: 43.3%, services: 44.9% (2005 est.) Industries petroleum, petrochemicals, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), metal fabrication, armaments Economic aid - recipient $408 million (2002 est.) Debt - external $16.94 billion (2005 est.) Population below poverty line (%) 40% (2002 est.) Labor force - by occupation (%) agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (2001 est.) Iran: Population / Demographics Population (July 2005) 68,017,860 Population growth rate (%) (2005) 0.86% Population density (people/sq km) (2005) 41.6 Median age (years) total: 24.23 years Total fertility rate (children born/woman) 1.82 (2005 est.) Ethnic groups (%) Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1% Largest Cities in Iran Cities and urban areas in Iran with population over 100,000 All figures are estimates for 2002. City Country City Population Urban Area Population Tehran Iran 7722900 10978900 Mashhad Iran 2040700 2040700 Esfahan Iran 1362300 2593100 Tabriz Iran 1210600 1210600 Shiraz Iran 1158500 1158500 Ahvaz Iran 973600 973600 Qom Iran 893500 893500 Kermanshah Iran 771400 771400 Zahedan Iran 509300 509300 Orumiyeh Iran 482600 482600 Rasht Iran 426000 426000 Kerman Iran 419200 419200 Hamadan Iran 408700 408700 Arak Iran 397900 397900 Yazd Iran 359800 359800 Ardabil Iran 349400 349400 Bandar-e Abbas Iran 321400 321400 Qazvin Iran 313200 313200 Sanandaj Iran 307600 307600 Zanjan Iran 299100 299100 Khorramabad Iran 290200 290200 Abadan Iran 249200 249200 Dezful Iran 245100 245100 Borujerd Iran 231700 231700 Kashan Iran 216700 216700 Gorgan Iran 207300 207300 Sari Iran 207200 207200 Sabzevar Iran 171900 171900 Amol Iran 168300 168300 Babol Iran 167500 167500 Khoy Iran 165200 165200 Neyshabur Iran 159900 159900 Bushehr Iran 155600 155600 Qacemshahr Iran 151600 151600 Malayer Iran 147000 147000 Sirjan Iran 147000 147000 Ilam Iran 142200 142200 Masjed-e Soleyman Iran 141400 141400 Bojnurd Iran 135700 135700 Maragheh Iran 134500 134500 Bukan Iran 133100 133100 Andimeshk Iran 129300 129300 Birjand Iran 128500 128500 Khorramshahr Iran 127800 127800 Saqqez Iran 127800 127800 Zabol Iran 122500 122500 Gonbad-e Qabus Iran 122200 122200 Mahabad Iran 119500 119500 Shahrud Iran 116400 116400 Saveh Iran 116200 116200 Marv Dasht Iran 112900 112900 Rafsanjan Iran 107000 107000 Bandar-e Mahshahr Iran 106900 106900 Behbahan Iran 106700 106700 Jahrom Iran 102700 102700 Shahr-e Kord Iran 102600 102600 Semnan Iran 101100 101100 Bandar-e Anzali Iran 100500 100500 Miandoab Iran 100000 100000 Iran: Infrastructure Telephones - main lines in use 14,571,100 (2003) Telephones - mobile cellular 3,376,500 (2003) Roadways (km) total: 178,152 km paved: 118,115 km (including 751 km of expressways) unpaved: 60,037 km (2002) Iran: Health Life expectancy at birth (years) total population: 69.96 years male: 68.58 years female: 71.4 years (2005 est.) Infant mortality rate 41.58 deaths/1,000 live births HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) less than 0.1% (2001 est.) Iran : References & Data Sources  Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005  Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)  Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.  Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.  RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site  The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund  With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com Select a Country or Region INDEX Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Caribbean Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central America Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d�Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic DR Congo East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oceania Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South America South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States of America United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Vietnam Virgin Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Tropical rainforest information  World Rainforests  Rainforest Structure  Rainforest Biodiversity  Canopy  Forest Floor  Rainforest Waters  Indigenous People  Deforestation  Global Importance  Rainforest Conservation  Country Reports update soon  References  Deforestation Tables  The Amazon Rainforest update soon  The Congo Rainforest update soon  Deforestation in Brazil  Rainforest Images   Web mongabay.com Mongabay Rainforests Mongabay News Mongabay Photos