Cereals, primary — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cereals, primary — Yield was 2,725 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,725 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
9th
of 19 countries
All-time high
2,725 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
821.9 kg/ha
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals, primary — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 2,725 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 2,725 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 821.9 kg/ha, in 1971.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cereals, primary — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 849.9 kg/ha —
1962 883.6 kg/ha +4.0%
1963 857.4 kg/ha -3.0%
1964 850.2 kg/ha -0.8%
1965 882.1 kg/ha +3.8%
1966 883.6 kg/ha +0.2%
1967 879.8 kg/ha -0.4%
1968 875.1 kg/ha -0.5%
1969 884.2 kg/ha +1.0%
1970 884.7 kg/ha +0.1%
1971 821.9 kg/ha -7.1%
1972 917.9 kg/ha +11.7%
1973 924.8 kg/ha +0.8%
1974 908 kg/ha -1.8%
1975 1,053 kg/ha +16.0%
1976 1,220 kg/ha +15.9%
1977 1,143 kg/ha -6.3%
1978 1,201 kg/ha +5.0%
1979 1,235 kg/ha +2.9%
1980 1,067 kg/ha -13.6%
1981 1,021 kg/ha -4.3%
1982 1,197 kg/ha +17.2%
1983 1,093 kg/ha -8.7%
1984 1,201 kg/ha +9.9%
1985 1,223 kg/ha +1.8%
1986 1,357 kg/ha +10.9%
1987 1,303 kg/ha -4.0%
1988 1,287 kg/ha -1.2%
1989 1,140 kg/ha -11.4%
1990 1,445 kg/ha +26.7%
1991 1,612 kg/ha +11.5%
1992 1,707 kg/ha +5.9%
1993 1,773 kg/ha +3.9%
1994 1,817 kg/ha +2.5%
1995 1,909 kg/ha +5.0%
1996 1,849 kg/ha -3.1%
1997 1,857 kg/ha +0.4%
1998 2,161 kg/ha +16.3%
1999 2,050 kg/ha -5.1%
2000 1,835 kg/ha -10.5%
2001 1,933 kg/ha +5.3%
2002 2,273 kg/ha +17.6%
2003 2,383 kg/ha +4.9%
2004 2,417 kg/ha +1.4%
2005 2,301 kg/ha -4.8%
2006 2,392 kg/ha +3.9%
2007 2,454 kg/ha +2.6%
2008 1,721 kg/ha -29.9%
2009 1,997 kg/ha +16.1%
2010 2,174 kg/ha +8.8%
2011 1,714 kg/ha -21.2%
2012 1,745 kg/ha +1.8%
2013 1,847 kg/ha +5.8%
2014 2,052 kg/ha +11.1%
2015 2,231 kg/ha +8.7%
2016 2,653 kg/ha +18.9%
2017 2,531 kg/ha -4.6%
2018 2,657 kg/ha +5.0%
2019 2,654 kg/ha -0.1%
2020 2,617 kg/ha -1.4%
2021 2,532 kg/ha -3.3%
2022 2,638 kg/ha +4.2%
2023 2,670 kg/ha +1.2%
2024 2,725 kg/ha +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 871.77 kg/ha 849.9 kg/ha 884.2 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,031 kg/ha 821.9 kg/ha 1,235 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,189 kg/ha 1,021 kg/ha 1,357 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,818 kg/ha 1,445 kg/ha 2,161 kg/ha 10
2000s 2,171 kg/ha 1,721 kg/ha 2,454 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,226 kg/ha 1,714 kg/ha 2,657 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,636 kg/ha 2,532 kg/ha 2,725 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,610 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Mauritius 11,890 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 New Caledonia 11,650 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 Türkiye 3,429 kg/ha compare
  5. 8 New Zealand 9,102 kg/ha compare
  6. 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 8,134 kg/ha compare
  7. 10 Republic of Moldova 2,406 kg/ha compare
  8. 10 Réunion 7,783 kg/ha compare
  9. 11 Bahamas 7,737 kg/ha compare
  10. 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,209 kg/ha compare
  11. 12 Egypt 7,360 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Cereals, primary — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 2,725 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 2,725 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 821.9 kg/ha in 1971.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for cereals, primary — yield?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 9th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — yield rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,848 data points, 1961–2024
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