Environment in Iran 274 indicators covering environment for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using at least a basic drinking water source 89.60 million people 2024 up 13.8% 15th Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 97.9% 2024 up 1.3% 113th Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 99.7% 2024 up 1.1% 82nd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 1,052 Mt CO2e 2023 up 30.2% 7th People in rural areas not using an improved water source 177,028 people 2024 down 80.5% 76th Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 94.8% 2024 up 3.4% 81st Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 2.87 2021 down 67.2% 78th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding 21.53 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 26th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 95.7% 2023 down 1.3% 79th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 98.8% 2023 down 0.2% 84th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 93.3% 2023 up 0.2% 78th Share of land covered by forest 6.6% 2025 unchanged 178th Land use 17.59 million hectares 2023 up 6.8% 22nd Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 1.56 million hectares 2025 unchanged 32nd Drinking water service usage 94.4% 2024 up 1.5% 61st People not using safely managed drinking water sources 5.12 million people 2024 down 9.9% 44th Share using safely managed drinking water 94.4% 2024 up 1.5% 61st River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.12 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 0.4% 65th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 14.09 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 105.8% 53rd Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 0.3% 160th Water withdrawals per capita 1,030 cubic meters per person 2023 down 11.3% 14th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 5.26 2022 up 21.9% 152nd Consumption-based deforestation per person 1.11 square meters 2023 down 68.4% 138th Deforestation embedded in trade 10,074 hectares 2023 down 64.3% 17th Imported deforestation 10,074 hectares 2023 down 64.3% 27th Exported deforestation 0.12 hectares 2023 down 92.3% 146th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.008 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 0.3% 138th Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 53.2 Square kilometres 2024 down 56.2% 89th Industrial water withdrawal 1.10 billion cubic meters 2023 unchanged 49th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 5 Patents 2023 — 55th Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 1.67 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 7.2% 116th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 162,250 Hectares 2020 down 0.4% 17th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 10,752 Hectares 2020 up 0.6% 48th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 17,536 Hectares 2020 up 2.8% 20th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 15,645 Hectares 2020 up 1.7% 20th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 47,013 Hectares 2020 up 1.0% 21st Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 154.12 Square kilometres 2023 up 26.7% 76th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 0.5 Patents 2022 up 50.0% 56th Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 660,000 millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 64.1% 128th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 67.2% 2025 unchanged 54th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 40.9% 2025 up 7.1% 106th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 41.2% 2025 up 3.9% 138th Drivers of deforestation 1.16 hectares 2023 down 91.5% 139th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 206.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 18.6% 58th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 482.21 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 0.3% 40th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0319 kilograms 2018 up 3,424.9% 94th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2018 up 7,468.3% 68th Drinking water usage in urban areas 4,069 people 2024 up 19.9% 56th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 94.8% 2024 up 3.4% 80th Population using at least basic sanitation services 82.3% 2024 up 8.0% 98th People using improved drinking water sources 174,846 people 2024 down 83.5% 76th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 16.32 US dollar 2018 up 13.7% 50th Drinking water services 59,304 people 2024 down 6.3% 72nd Drinking water services in rural areas 55,235 people 2024 down 7.8% 70th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 38.2% 2025 up 5.0% 103rd Agriculture-driven deforestation 16.91 hectares 2024 up 95.5% 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -49.99 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 156th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 71.52 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 7th Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 80.4% 2023 down 13.2% 22nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 59th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →