Environment in Iran 274 indicators covering environment for Iran. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th Plastic waste exports 21,047 tonnes 2018 up 77.7% 31st Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 45,870 Square kilometres 2022 up 2.3% 36th Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 96.2% 2024 up 0.3% 26th Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 96.2% 2024 up 0.3% 26th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 4,895 Square kilometres 2022 up 202.5% 17th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 4,421 Square kilometres 2022 up 118.1% 45th Land Surface Temperature 36.13 2021 up 5.9% 23rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 100.0% 2017 up 0.0% 86th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 98.5% 2017 up 0.1% 54th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 49.6% 2017 up 10.4% 46th Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 33.05 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 up 9.8% 30th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.0319 kilograms 2018 up 512.9% 91st Share of plastic waste exports 0.3% 2018 up 256.1% 41st Above-ground forest biomass 137.67 tonnes per hectare 2025 down 0.6% 81st Share of forest area within protected areas 14.1% 2025 unchanged 119th Ozone (O₃) concentration 74 ppb 2015 up 1.4% 12th Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 1.67 2024 down 7.1% 115th Coastal protection 79.12 2025 down 0.8% 62nd Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 326,020 2017 up 26.0% 17th Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 915,085 2019 up 23.3% 37th Population using safely managed drinking-water services 88.1% 2024 up 3.4% 12th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 28.8% 2025 unchanged 77th Share of global annual deforestation 0.0% 2020 — 78th Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 — 73rd Annual forest expansion 0 hectares per year 2020 — 73rd Annual afforestation 0 hectares per year 2020 — 67th Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.0% 2020 — 78th Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption 100.0% 2013 up 1.4% 15th Annual deforestation 0 hectares per year 2020 — 78th Total waste generation 45.00 million tonnes 2023 down 0.4% 3rd Share of deforestation that is exported 0.0% 2013 down 96.8% 103rd Electronic waste recycling rate 100.0% 2023 unchanged 2nd ← Previous Page 5 of 5