Deforestation statistics for Iran

Iran: Demographic data

Population (2022)	83,992,949
Annual population growth rate (2022)	1.30%
Population density (people/sq km)	52
Net migration	-55,000
Fertility rate	2.2
Median age	32
Urban population share	76%

Iran: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 1,628,550

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 1,731,677
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 1.1%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 3,840
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.2%

Iran: Annual forest and tree cover data

Iran: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 332
2002: 558
2003: 327
2004: 276
2005: 173
2006: 141
2007: 131
2008: 374
2009: 191
2010: 196
2011: 239
2012: 407
2013: 72
2014: 78
2015: 0
2016: 2
2017: 110
2018: 68
2019: 144
2020: 20

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Alborz	563	1	0	0	0	1	0.2%
Hamadan	1,374	1	1	0	0	2	0.1%
Hormozgan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ilam	119	0	0	0	0	0	0.1%
Kerman	14	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	799	3	2	1	0	6	0.7%
Khuzestan	7,170	10	8	1	0	20	0.3%
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad	27	0	0	0	0	0	1.0%
Kordestan	1,824	1	2	1	0	4	0.2%
Lorestan	151	1	1	0	0	2	1.0%
Markazi	75	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ardebil	16,954	112	21	6	0	139	0.8%
Mazandaran	785,690	532	415	469	118	1,535	0.2%
North Khorasan	15,011	19	43	8	1	71	0.5%
Qazvin	846	1	1	0	0	2	0.2%
Qom	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	1,302	5	1	0	0	6	0.5%
Semnan	19,148	18	15	4	1	39	0.2%
Sistan and Baluchestan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Khorasan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	500	0	1	0	0	1	0.2%
West Azarbaijan	8,024	5	11	3	0	19	0.2%
Bushehr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Yazd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Zanjan	4,846	5	5	2	1	13	0.3%
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari	43	0	0	0	0	0	0.5%
East Azarbaijan	51,445	49	18	7	0	74	0.1%
Esfahan	5	0	0	0	0	0	2.4%
Fars	27	1	0	0	0	1	3.5%
Gilan	503,531	159	175	115	63	512	0.1%
Golestan	312,179	743	313	178	159	1,393	0.4%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Alborz	Karaj	119	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ilam	Eevan	49	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ilam	Ilam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ilam	Mehran	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ilam	Shirvan and Chard-e-Aval	49	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Baft	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Zarand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Bam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Bardsir	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Jiroft	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Kahnuj	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Kerman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Rafsanjan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Ravar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kerman	Sirjan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	Eslamabad-e-Gharb	69	1	0	0	0	2	2.9%
Kermanshah	Sarpol-e-Zahab	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	Sonqor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	Gilan-e-Gharb	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	Harsin	17	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	Kangavar	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	Kermanshah	23	0	0	0	0	1	4.3%
Kermanshah	n.a. (03)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	Paveh	657	1	1	0	0	2	0.3%
Kermanshah	Qasr-e-Shirin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kermanshah	Sahneh	13	0	1	0	0	1	7.7%
Khuzestan	Abadan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Khorramshahr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Masjed Soleyman	154	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Ramhormoz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Shadegan	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Shush	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Shushtar	78	2	2	0	0	5	6.4%
Khuzestan	Ahvaz	45	6	4	0	0	10	22.2%
Khuzestan	Andimeshk	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Baghemalek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Bandar-e-Mahshahr/Hendijan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Behbahan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Khuzestan	Dasht-e-Azadegan	6,683	2	1	0	0	2	0.0%
Khuzestan	Dezful	79	0	1	0	0	2	2.5%
Khuzestan	Izeh County	108	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad	Boyer Ahmad	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad	Gachsaran	20	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad	Kohgiluyeh	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kordestan	Baneh	202	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kordestan	Bijar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kordestan	Divandarreh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kordestan	Kamyaran	254	1	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Kordestan	Marivan	1,122	0	0	0	0	1	0.1%
Kordestan	Qorveh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kordestan	Sanandaj	244	1	1	1	0	3	1.2%
Kordestan	Saqqez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lorestan	Aligudarz	16	1	0	0	0	1	6.3%
Lorestan	Azna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lorestan	Borujerd	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lorestan	Dalfan	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lorestan	Dorud	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lorestan	Khorramabad	116	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lorestan	Kuhdasht	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lorestan	Poldokhtar	7	0	0	0	0	1	14.3%
Markazi	Arak	63	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Markazi	Ashtiyan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Markazi	Delijan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Markazi	Khomeyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Markazi	Mahalat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Markazi	Saveh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Markazi	Shazand	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Markazi	Tafresh	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Markazi	Zarandiyeh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ardebil	Ardebil	11,032	2	2	0	0	6	0.1%
Ardebil	Bilehsavar	64	6	1	2	0	9	14.1%
Ardebil	Germi	1,585	3	2	1	0	6	0.4%
Ardebil	Khalkhal	469	0	0	0	0	1	0.2%
Ardebil	Neer	2,827	1	2	0	0	4	0.1%
Ardebil	Parsabad	978	99	14	1	0	114	11.7%
Mazandaran	Amol	41,465	35	19	14	3	71	0.2%
Mazandaran	Sari	168,777	130	96	187	15	428	0.3%
Mazandaran	Savadkuh	116,212	137	93	146	5	382	0.3%
Mazandaran	Tonekabon	83,474	28	44	16	29	117	0.1%
Mazandaran	Babol	47,969	23	22	31	0	76	0.2%
Mazandaran	Babolsar	12	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Mazandaran	Behshahr	78,181	49	27	37	38	150	0.2%
Mazandaran	Chalus	143,727	55	66	22	23	166	0.1%
Mazandaran	Juybar	311	2	1	1	0	4	1.3%
Mazandaran	Mahmudabad	347	0	0	0	0	1	0.3%
Mazandaran	Nur	75,712	62	34	10	0	106	0.1%
Mazandaran	Ramsar	29,504	10	13	4	5	33	0.1%
North Khorasan	Bojnurd	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Alborz	Nazarabad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Alborz	Savojbolagh	260	1	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Alborz	Shahriyar	185	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamadan	Asadabad	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamadan	Bahar	52	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamadan	Hamadan	540	1	1	0	0	1	0.2%
Hamadan	Kabudarahang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamadan	Malayer	29	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamadan	Nahavand	154	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamadan	Razan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hamadan	Tuyserkan	596	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Abu Musa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Kish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Lavan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Lesser Tonb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Minab	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Qeshm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Rudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Sirri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Strait of Hormuz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Bandar-e-Abbas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Bandar-e-Jask	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Bandar-e-Lengeh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Bastak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Greater Farur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Greater Tonb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Hajiabad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Hormozgan	Hendorabi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ilam	Abdanan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ilam	Darrehshahr	14	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ilam	Dehloran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Mamasany	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Marvdasht	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Neyriz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Sepidan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Shiraz	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Darab	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Eqlid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Estahban	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Fasa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Firozabad	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Jahrom	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Kazerun	6	0	0	0	0	1	16.7%
Fars	Khorrambid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Gilan	Astaneh-ye-Ashrafiyeh	1,502	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Gilan	Rudsar	62,653	8	14	24	20	66	0.1%
Gilan	Shaft	33,490	10	22	7	13	53	0.2%
Gilan	Sume'eh Sara	5,434	7	8	21	2	38	0.7%
Gilan	Astara	19,175	5	2	4	0	10	0.1%
Gilan	Bandar-e Anzali	1,529	1	3	1	2	7	0.5%
Gilan	Fuman	49,164	17	10	3	0	30	0.1%
Gilan	Hashtpar	180,280	67	45	21	22	156	0.1%
Gilan	Lahijan	60,928	11	17	14	0	41	0.1%
Gilan	Langrud	12,560	0	1	2	0	2	0.0%
Gilan	Rasht	10,551	8	14	9	0	31	0.3%
Gilan	Rudbar	66,265	25	41	9	2	78	0.1%
Golestan	Aliabad	48,646	39	15	20	1	75	0.2%
Golestan	Gonbad-e-Kavus	85,086	400	79	51	10	540	0.6%
Golestan	Gorgan	40,124	60	14	26	6	107	0.3%
Golestan	Kordkuy	23,447	11	5	7	1	24	0.1%
Golestan	Minudasht	114,438	231	200	74	140	645	0.6%
Golestan	Torkaman	438	2	1	0	0	3	0.7%
North Khorasan	Esfarayen	19	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
North Khorasan	Jajarm	14,990	19	43	8	1	71	0.5%
Qazvin	Qazvin	534	1	1	0	0	2	0.4%
Qazvin	Takestan	311	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Qom	Qom	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Bardeskan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	n.a. (01)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	n.a. (02)	80	2	0	0	0	2	2.5%
Razavi Khorasan	Neyshabur	406	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Quchan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Sabzevar	10	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Sarakhs	42	1	0	0	0	1	2.4%
Razavi Khorasan	Taybad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Torbat-e-Heydarieh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Torbat-e-Jam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Chenaran	264	0	0	0	0	1	0.4%
Razavi Khorasan	Dargaz	105	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Fariman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Ferdows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Gonabad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Kashmar/Khalilabad	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Khaf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Razavi Khorasan	Mashhad	385	1	0	0	0	1	0.3%
Semnan	Damghan	712	0	2	1	0	3	0.4%
Semnan	Garmsar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Semnan	Semnan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Semnan	Shahrud	18,436	18	12	4	1	35	0.2%
Sistan and Baluchestan	Chahbahar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sistan and Baluchestan	Iranshahr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sistan and Baluchestan	Khash	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sistan and Baluchestan	Nikshahr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sistan and Baluchestan	Saravan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sistan and Baluchestan	Zabol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sistan and Baluchestan	Zahedan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Khorasan	Birjand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Khorasan	Nehbandan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
South Khorasan	Sarbisheh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	Damavand	46	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	Eslamshahr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	Firuzkuh	217	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	Pakdasht	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	Rey	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	Robatkarim	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	Shemiranat	156	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tehran	Theran	75	0	1	0	0	1	1.3%
Tehran	Varamin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Azarbaijan	Bukan	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Azarbaijan	Piranshahr	270	1	0	1	0	2	0.7%
West Azarbaijan	Salmas	1,222	1	3	1	0	4	0.3%
West Azarbaijan	Sardasht	4,634	1	1	0	0	2	0.0%
West Azarbaijan	Shahindezh	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Azarbaijan	Takab	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Azarbaijan	Chaldoran	11	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Azarbaijan	Khoy	374	1	4	0	0	5	1.3%
West Azarbaijan	Mahabad	84	0	1	0	0	1	1.2%
West Azarbaijan	Maku	28	0	0	0	0	1	3.6%
West Azarbaijan	Miyandoab	75	1	1	0	0	2	2.7%
West Azarbaijan	Naqadeh	22	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Azarbaijan	Orumiyeh	1,150	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
West Azarbaijan	Oshnaviyeh	142	0	1	0	0	1	0.7%
Bushehr	Bushehr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Bushehr	Dashtestan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Bushehr	Dashti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Bushehr	Dayyer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Bushehr	Deylam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Bushehr	Genaveh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Bushehr	Jam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Bushehr	Tangestan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Yazd	Ardakan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Yazd	Bafq	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Yazd	Mehriz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Yazd	Meybod	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Yazd	Tabas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Yazd	Taft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Yazd	Yazd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Zanjan	Abhar	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Zanjan	Khodabandeh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Zanjan	Khorramdarreh	26	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Zanjan	Mahneshan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Zanjan	Tarom	4,619	4	2	1	1	7	0.2%
Zanjan	Zanjan	192	1	3	1	0	5	2.6%
Zanjan	Zarrinabad	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari	Ardal	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari	Borujen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari	Kuhrang	36	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari	Lordakan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari	Shahr-e-Kord	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
East Azarbaijan	Ahar	3,964	2	1	0	0	3	0.1%
East Azarbaijan	Sarab	114	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
East Azarbaijan	Shabestar	34	1	0	0	0	1	2.9%
East Azarbaijan	Tabriz	69	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
East Azarbaijan	Bonab	38	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
East Azarbaijan	Bostan Abad	13	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
East Azarbaijan	Hashtrud	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
East Azarbaijan	Heris	32	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
East Azarbaijan	Kaleibar	46,717	45	12	5	0	62	0.1%
East Azarbaijan	Marand	159	0	2	1	0	3	1.9%
East Azarbaijan	Maraqeh	234	0	3	0	0	4	1.7%
East Azarbaijan	Mianeh	65	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Ardestan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Lanjan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Lower Semirom/Dehaghan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Mobarakeh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Natanz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Nayin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Semirom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Tiran and Karvan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Borkhar and Meymeh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Chadegan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Falavarjan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Fereydunshahr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Golpayegan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Kashan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Khansar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Esfahan	Khomeynishahr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Abadeh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Lamard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fars	Lar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%

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2019 forest data for Iran | 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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