The following are international rankings for Iran:
Agriculture
+RankingsNameRankOut ofSourceNotesYearNumber of agricultural machinery: tractors22190World Bank258,000 tractors in operation2003Irrigated land per capita14173CIA World Factbook~1,153 km2 per 1 million people2003Total agricultural land15199World Bank616,000 km2 of agricultural land2005Total agricultural land per capita57199World Bank~9 km2 of agricultural land per 1,000 people2005Area of permanent crops18181Food and Agriculture Organization2,002,000 hectares of permanent crops, (29.4334 hectares per 1,000 people; Per capita ranking: 69/181)2000Arable land as % of total land area109199World Bank9.84% of land area is arable (16,100,000 hectares)2005Permanent cropland area as % of total land area110187World Bank0.92% of country's landmass is used as permanent cropland2005Index of agricultural production13149United NationsIndex based on agricultural output for 1989-91 taken as 100; Index of Iran: 1411996-98Annual diesel consumption in agriculture7107United NationsAnnual diesel consumption in agriculture of 3,341,000 tonnes2005Agricultural electricity consumption per capita18110United Nations241.3 kWh per capita/Year2005Cereal production13149World Resources Institute141,000 tonnes of cereal produced annually2001Meat production per capita73149United Nations~21.1 kg/person annually1998
Communication and information technology
+RankingsNameRankOut ofSourceNotesYearE-readiness6870Economist Intelligence Unit2009Number of Internet Users15195Internet World Stats70.0% of population use internet2017Total number of broadband internet users4448International Telecommunication Union300,000 broadband internet users or ~0.41% of population; more info: Internet in Iran2008ICT Development Index72173International Telecommunication Union2024Telephone Lines in Use10100CIA World Factbook30,818,011 Telephone lines in use; 80% of telephony system had become digitized by 2004 94.8% of homes had telephone lines in 20102016Mobile Phones in Use2256United Nations74,219,000 Mobile phone users2016Investment in telecommunication infrastructure as % of total revenue10190World Bank73.68% of total revenue in telecommunication sector was reinvested for expansion of telecommunication & Cyberinfrastructure2005E-government Readiness 102193United NationsMeasure of a country's e-Government capabilities2010E-participation of Public 117193United NationsMeasure of a nation's population participation in e-Government2010Number of daily newspapers & periodicals14124United Nations112 daily newspapers & periodicals present. See also: Media of Iran.2000Number of non-daily newspapers & periodicals891United Nations906 non-daily newspapers & periodicals present2000Number of Television Broadcast Stations67228CIA World FactbookIn 1997 there were 28 TV broadcast stations plus 450 repeaters in Iran. By 2010, there were 74 high power broadcast stations, 430 medium power and 5,000 low power broadcast stations in addition to 120 TV studios, 47 TV channels & 50 radio channels. Iran switched from SECAM to PAL in 1998. By 2015 Iran planned to complete its switchover to digital TV. More info: Countries by color TV introduction & Countries by TV introduction.1997Number of Internet Service Providers (ISP)9165CIA World Factbook100 ISPs in operation2002List of countries by number of Internet hosts120190CIA World FactbookThere are 2,860 Internet hosts in Iran.2008Number of websites on national domain58WorldWebometricsIran has 310,000 websites on its national domain (dotIR); Iran ranks 32nd globally in terms of total number of websites2009Internet Speed174181Speedtest.netHamadan is the province of Iran with the fastest upload/download speed at 0.32/1.09 Mbps and I.P.M. is the fastest ISP in Iran with 0.76/2.87.2010Google Transparency ReportWorldGoogleIran censors internet traffic. 2010
Demographics
+RankingsNameRankOut ofSourceNotesYearBirth Rate96195United Nations20.3 Births per 1000 population/Year2005-10Death Rate183195United Nations5.3 Deaths per 1000 population/year. Top ten causes of death in Iran: 1. Ischaemic heart disease, 2. Road traffic accident, 3. Stroke, 4. Perinatal conditions, 5. Hypertension, 6. Stomach cancer, 7. COPD, 8. Diarrhea, 9. Inflammatory heart disease, 10. Lower respiratory tract infection. More info: List of most important causes of death for humans.2005-10Nations with least divorce rate25WorldUnited NationsCrude divorce rate of 0.94 per 1,000 population; By 2009 Iran's divorce rate had reached 1.7 per 1,000 people2004Cities Proper by Population1761United NationsCity proper of Tehran; population: 7,873,000; Area: 760 km2; Population density: 10,359 Persons/km22007Urban agglomerations by Population28100United NationsTehran population agglomerate with a population of 7,873,0002007Urbanization by country65193CIA World Factbook74.4% of population is urban; 982 cities & 68,122 villages2005-10Urbanization Rate82193CIA World FactbookUrbanization rate of 1.78%2005-10List of countries by infant mortality rate119195United NationsInfant mortality rate of 30.6 & Under-5 mortality rate of 35.5 /1000 live births2006Maternal mortality rate92136United Nations37/100,000 Pregnancies; By 2008 Iran's MMR became 27.8/100,000 Pregnancies1985-99Population17223United NationsPopulation of 74,196,000 or approximately 1.09% of the world's population. More info: Past and future population by country.2009Life Expectancy129WorldCIA World FactbookOverall life expectancy of 74 years; Male: 72.7 years; Female: 75.5 years2017Population Growth Rate96230United NationsPopulation growth rate of 1.35%2005-10Population Density160239United NationsPopulation density of 45.017 persons/km22005Net Migration Rate126154CIA World FactbookMigrants/1000 population: -2.622009Fertility Rate129223United NationsTotal fertility rate of 2.04 births/woman; Iran has reduced its fertility rate of 6.6 births/woman in 1970 to the replacement level of 2 in 2005 in a revolutionary female health program & successfully stopping Iran's first baby-boom; This reduction of fertility rate is one of the fastest in history of mankind Total fertility rate declined from 7 births/woman in 1979 to 1.9 births/woman in 20062005-10Adolescent fertility rate: Births/1000 females aged 15-19 years139185World Bank19.14 births/1000 females aged 15–19; ranked from highest rates to lowest; more info: UNICEF statistics 2005Immigrant population21192United NationsImmigrants in Iran: 1.05% of total world immigrant population or 1,959,000; 2.861% of Iran's national population2005Foreign refugees population1110United NationsHost to the world's largest and longest staying foreign refugees population, mostly Iraqi and Afghan refugees. More info: Afghan Refugees in Iran. As of 2010 there were more than 3 million Afghan refugees living in Iran, and in the prior three decades Iran was host to an average refugee population of over 5 million.1999Median age122230CIA World FactbookTotal median age: 30.3; male median age: 30; female median age: 30.5.2017
Economy