Australia vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Australia
2.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of
2.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
100th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
98th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- Australia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of ranks 98th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 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, Islamic Republic of |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.1579 tonnes per hectare | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, Australia or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.72 tonnes per hectare against 2.69 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Australia and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Australia ranks 100th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 98th of 186 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. 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.