Australia vs Iran: Cereal yields
Australia
2.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran
2.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
100th
Iran rank
98th
Cereal yields over time
- Australia
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.72 tonnes per hectare against 2.69 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 100th and Iran ranks 98th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.8718 tonnes per hectare | 0.3082 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.276 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.2413 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.0231 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.4868 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.1579 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.162 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Australia or Iran?
- Iran, at 2.72 tonnes per hectare against 2.69 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Australia and Iran?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iran?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iran rank globally for cereal yields?
- Australia ranks 100th and Iran ranks 98th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.