Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Iran
Iran: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 2.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.72 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
98th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.8219 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Iran, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Iran is 2.72 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Iran peaked at 2.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8219 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
Iran ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Iran, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8836 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8574 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8502 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8821 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8836 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8798 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8751 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8842 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8847 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8219 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9179 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9248 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.908 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
| 2009 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8718 tonnes per hectare | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | 0.8842 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.8219 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Iran?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Iran was 2.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8219 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Iran ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.