China vs Iran: Corn yields
China
6.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran
6.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
45th
Iran rank
43rd
Corn yields over time
- China
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 6.67 tonnes per hectare against 6.59 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 45th and Iran ranks 43rd of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.4832 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.6454 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.8272 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.896 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2020s | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.0923 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, China or Iran?
- Iran, at 6.67 tonnes per hectare against 6.59 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between China and Iran?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Iran rank globally for corn yields?
- China ranks 45th and Iran ranks 43rd of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.