Deforestation statistics for Iran
Tree cover loss data for Iran
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 162325171 | 2002884 | 1.20% | 1542844 | 1.00% | 1541810 | 0.90% | 3835 | 0.20% | 213 | 280 | 129 |
| 15 | 162325171 | 1897698 | 1.20% | 1468563 | 0.90% | 1467556 | 0.90% | 3753 | 0.20% | 209 | 275 | 126 |
| 20 | 162325171 | 1854355 | 1.10% | 1454618 | 0.90% | 1453624 | 0.90% | 3703 | 0.20% | 206 | 271 | 124 |
| 25 | 162325171 | 1803750 | 1.10% | 1407330 | 0.90% | 1406353 | 0.90% | 3662 | 0.20% | 203 | 269 | 122 |
| 30 | 162325171 | 1734580 | 1.10% | 1373153 | 0.80% | 1372192 | 0.80% | 3627 | 0.20% | 202 | 267 | 120 |
| 50 | 162325171 | 1548090 | 1.00% | 975325 | 0.60% | 974508 | 0.60% | 3079 | 0.20% | 171 | 226 | 102 |
| 75 | 162325171 | 1001442 | 0.60% | 267919 | 0.20% | 267542 | 0.20% | 1569 | 0.20% | 87 | 119 | 47 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Iran
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 162325171 | 2002884 | 1542844 | 378755052 | 405708 | 22539 | 743794 | 41322 |
| 15 | 162325171 | 1897698 | 1468563 | 360957555 | 398335 | 22130 | 730269 | 40571 |
| 20 | 162325171 | 1854355 | 1454618 | 353728140 | 393811 | 21878 | 721970 | 40109 |
| 25 | 162325171 | 1803750 | 1407330 | 345409060 | 389866 | 21659 | 714751 | 39708 |
| 30 | 162325171 | 1734580 | 1373153 | 333923296 | 386007 | 21445 | 707675 | 39315 |
| 50 | 162325171 | 1548090 | 975325 | 301248754 | 335663 | 18648 | 615375 | 34188 |
| 75 | 162325171 | 1001442 | 267919 | 199252282 | 178781 | 9932 | 327737 | 18208 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Iran
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Alborz | 541522 | 564 | 127 | 127 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Ardebil | 1784293 | 17184 | 13224 | 13221 | 1% | 132 | 1% | 7 | 129 | 1% | 13 | 3 | 0% | - |
| Bushehr | 2384890 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari | 1532622 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| East Azarbaijan | 4869282 | 51468 | 38153 | 38147 | 1% | 69 | 0% | 4 | 63 | 0% | 6 | 6 | 0% | 1 |
| Esfahan | 11045701 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Fars | 12569109 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Gilan | 1418809 | 504298 | 461339 | 461189 | 33% | 482 | 0% | 27 | 332 | 0% | 33 | 150 | 0% | 19 |
| Golestan | 2051424 | 312522 | 174861 | 174623 | 9% | 1293 | 0% | 72 | 1055 | 0% | 106 | 238 | 0% | 30 |
| Hamadan | 2053470 | 1374 | 1511 | 1511 | 0% | 1 | 0% | - | 1 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Hormozgan | 6772909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Ilam | 1829438 | 120 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Kerman | 18324128 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Kermanshah | 2287250 | 801 | 125 | 125 | 0% | 1 | 0% | - | 1 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Khuzestan | 6400889 | 7187 | 8192 | 8192 | 0% | 17 | 0% | 1 | 17 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% | - |
| Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad | 1332404 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Kordestan | 2948836 | 1827 | 930 | 929 | 0% | 4 | 0% | - | 3 | 0% | - | 1 | 0% | - |
| Lorestan | 2915369 | 151 | 6 | 6 | 0% | 1 | 1% | - | 1 | 1% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Markazi | 2819418 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Mazandaran | 2449487 | 787054 | 654609 | 654060 | 27% | 1498 | 0% | 83 | 949 | 0% | 95 | 549 | 0% | 69 |
| North Khorasan | 2506963 | 15038 | 2698 | 2690 | 0% | 70 | 0% | 4 | 62 | 0% | 6 | 8 | 0% | 1 |
| Qazvin | 1569898 | 845 | 231 | 231 | 0% | 2 | 0% | - | 2 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Qom | 1168157 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Razavi Khorasan | 13731487 | 1308 | 98 | 98 | 0% | 2 | 0% | - | 2 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Semnan | 9081550 | 19234 | 4842 | 4839 | 0% | 35 | 0% | 2 | 32 | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0% | - |
| Sistan and Baluchestan | 17606459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| South Khorasan | 8388335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Tehran | 1381411 | 503 | 242 | 242 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| West Azarbaijan | 3599050 | 8029 | 7870 | 7869 | 0% | 10 | 0% | 1 | 9 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0% | - |
| Yazd | 12740035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Zanjan | 2220576 | 4879 | 4073 | 4071 | 0% | 10 | 0% | 1 | 8 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 0% | - |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Iran
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Alborz | 541522 | 564 | 127 | 94707 | 232 | 13 | 22 | 1 |
| Ardebil | 1784293 | 17184 | 13224 | 3072823 | 25730 | 1429 | 2476 | 121 |
| Bushehr | 2384890 | 2 | 0 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari | 1532622 | 43 | 9 | 9222 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| East Azarbaijan | 4869282 | 51468 | 38153 | 9928639 | 14579 | 810 | 1322 | 170 |
| Esfahan | 11045701 | 4 | 2 | 1044 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Fars | 12569109 | 27 | 3 | 4802 | 193 | 11 | 19 | 0 |
| Gilan | 1418809 | 504298 | 461339 | 96946411 | 97140 | 5397 | 6861 | 3566 |
| Golestan | 2051424 | 312522 | 174861 | 62697929 | 252004 | 14000 | 20397 | 6004 |
| Hamadan | 2053470 | 1374 | 1511 | 266118 | 408 | 23 | 39 | 3 |
| Hormozgan | 6772909 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ilam | 1829438 | 120 | 7 | 24688 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerman | 18324128 | 14 | 0 | 2664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kermanshah | 2287250 | 801 | 125 | 151687 | 1118 | 62 | 98 | 18 |
| Khuzestan | 6400889 | 7187 | 8192 | 1206902 | 3850 | 214 | 365 | 26 |
| Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad | 1332404 | 28 | 1 | 5431 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kordestan | 2948836 | 1827 | 930 | 349687 | 822 | 46 | 59 | 29 |
| Lorestan | 2915369 | 151 | 6 | 32258 | 296 | 16 | 30 | 0 |
| Markazi | 2819418 | 74 | 0 | 12577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mazandaran | 2449487 | 787054 | 654609 | 149340590 | 281821 | 15657 | 17803 | 12974 |
| North Khorasan | 2506963 | 15038 | 2698 | 2967076 | 14062 | 781 | 1234 | 215 |
| Qazvin | 1569898 | 845 | 231 | 157764 | 373 | 21 | 34 | 4 |
| Qom | 1168157 | 2 | 0 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Razavi Khorasan | 13731487 | 1308 | 98 | 262708 | 1169 | 65 | 107 | 12 |
| Semnan | 9081550 | 19234 | 4842 | 3927147 | 7518 | 418 | 650 | 128 |
| Sistan and Baluchestan | 17606459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Khorasan | 8388335 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tehran | 1381411 | 503 | 242 | 90177 | 219 | 12 | 20 | 3 |
| West Azarbaijan | 3599050 | 8029 | 7870 | 1457619 | 3459 | 192 | 293 | 67 |
| Yazd | 12740035 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zanjan | 2220576 | 4879 | 4073 | 911741 | 2524 | 140 | 205 | 59 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Iran
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Alborz | 541522 | 564 | 127 | 51658 | 92 | 125 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| Ardebil | 1784293 | 17184 | 13224 | 1676085 | 97 | 14037 | 780 | 1351 | 66 |
| Bushehr | 2384890 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari | 1532622 | 43 | 9 | 5030 | 115 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| East Azarbaijan | 4869282 | 51468 | 38153 | 5415624 | 105 | 7952 | 442 | 721 | 93 |
| Esfahan | 11045701 | 4 | 2 | 570 | 102 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fars | 12569109 | 27 | 3 | 2618 | 99 | 106 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Gilan | 1418809 | 504298 | 461339 | 52879863 | 105 | 52990 | 2944 | 3743 | 1945 |
| Golestan | 2051424 | 312522 | 174861 | 34198870 | 109 | 137456 | 7636 | 11125 | 3275 |
| Hamadan | 2053470 | 1374 | 1511 | 145156 | 106 | 223 | 12 | 21 | 2 |
| Hormozgan | 6772909 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ilam | 1829438 | 120 | 7 | 13466 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerman | 18324128 | 14 | 0 | 1453 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kermanshah | 2287250 | 801 | 125 | 82738 | 104 | 607 | 34 | 53 | 10 |
| Khuzestan | 6400889 | 7187 | 8192 | 658309 | 92 | 2100 | 117 | 199 | 14 |
| Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad | 1332404 | 28 | 1 | 2963 | 109 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kordestan | 2948836 | 1827 | 930 | 190738 | 105 | 449 | 25 | 32 | 16 |
| Lorestan | 2915369 | 151 | 6 | 17596 | 117 | 161 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| Markazi | 2819418 | 74 | 0 | 6860 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mazandaran | 2449487 | 787054 | 654609 | 81458504 | 103 | 153722 | 8540 | 9710 | 7078 |
| North Khorasan | 2506963 | 15038 | 2698 | 1618405 | 108 | 7671 | 426 | 673 | 118 |
| Qazvin | 1569898 | 845 | 231 | 86053 | 102 | 204 | 11 | 19 | 2 |
| Qom | 1168157 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Razavi Khorasan | 13731487 | 1308 | 98 | 143295 | 110 | 636 | 35 | 58 | 7 |
| Semnan | 9081550 | 19234 | 4842 | 2142080 | 112 | 4101 | 228 | 355 | 70 |
| Sistan and Baluchestan | 17606459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Khorasan | 8388335 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tehran | 1381411 | 503 | 242 | 49187 | 98 | 120 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| West Azarbaijan | 3599050 | 8029 | 7870 | 795065 | 99 | 1882 | 105 | 159 | 36 |
| Yazd | 12740035 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zanjan | 2220576 | 4879 | 4073 | 497314 | 102 | 1378 | 77 | 112 | 32 |
Archived forest data for Iran | Forest data for Iran
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
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