Brazil vs Iran: Crop yields
Brazil
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran
2.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
77th
Iran rank
79th
Crop yields over time
- Brazil
- Iran
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.59 tonnes per hectare in Iran, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Brazil ranks 77th and Iran ranks 79th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7878 tonnes per hectare | 0.776 tonnes per hectare | 0.0118 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.8439 tonnes per hectare | 0.911 tonnes per hectare | 0.067 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.2644 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.0424 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.0702 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.6405 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.3202 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, Brazil or Iran?
- Brazil, at 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.59 tonnes per hectare in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between Brazil and Iran?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iran?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Iran rank globally for crop yields?
- Brazil ranks 77th and Iran ranks 79th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.