Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 50,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
50,000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 15 countries
All-time high
386,000 ha
in 1969
All-time low
44,810 ha
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 50,000 ha.

The figure is down 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 386,000 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 44,810 ha, in 2018.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 349,036 ha
1962 366,897 ha +5.1%
1963 374,821 ha +2.2%
1964 374,000 ha -0.2%
1965 376,000 ha +0.5%
1966 350,000 ha -6.9%
1967 304,000 ha -13.1%
1968 344,000 ha +13.2%
1969 386,000 ha +12.2%
1970 324,000 ha -16.1%
1971 309,160 ha -4.6%
1972 342,900 ha +10.9%
1973 348,700 ha +1.7%
1974 371,500 ha +6.5%
1975 292,300 ha -21.3%
1976 297,100 ha +1.6%
1977 318,000 ha +7.0%
1978 281,800 ha -11.4%
1979 176,200 ha -37.5%
1980 123,000 ha -30.2%
1981 199,350 ha +62.1%
1982 197,902 ha -0.7%
1983 183,870 ha -7.1%
1984 211,660 ha +15.1%
1985 186,215 ha -12.0%
1986 187,974 ha +0.9%
1987 192,014 ha +2.1%
1988 191,684 ha -0.2%
1989 227,863 ha +18.9%
1990 221,118 ha -3.0%
1991 205,174 ha -7.2%
1992 171,171 ha -16.6%
1993 141,220 ha -17.5%
1994 185,153 ha +31.1%
1995 272,177 ha +47.0%
1996 320,418 ha +17.7%
1997 238,358 ha -25.6%
1998 229,362 ha -3.8%
1999 216,021 ha -5.8%
2000 246,227 ha +14.0%
2001 198,825 ha -19.3%
2002 151,221 ha -23.9%
2003 140,087 ha -7.4%
2004 166,673 ha +19.0%
2005 159,524 ha -4.3%
2006 116,560 ha -26.9%
2007 124,524 ha +6.8%
2008 124,432 ha -0.1%
2009 105,370 ha -15.3%
2010 91,019 ha -13.6%
2011 117,129 ha +28.7%
2012 124,583 ha +6.4%
2013 81,116 ha -34.9%
2014 84,799 ha +4.5%
2015 71,828 ha -15.3%
2016 70,625 ha -1.7%
2017 52,130 ha -26.2%
2018 44,810 ha -14.0%
2019 55,000 ha +22.7%
2020 44,986 ha -18.2%
2021 55,200 ha +22.7%
2022 47,428 ha -14.1%
2023 50,000 ha +5.4%
2024 50,000 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 358,306 ha 304,000 ha 386,000 ha 9
1970s 306,166 ha 176,200 ha 371,500 ha 10
1980s 190,153 ha 123,000 ha 227,863 ha 10
1990s 220,017 ha 141,220 ha 320,418 ha 10
2000s 153,344 ha 105,370 ha 246,227 ha 10
2010s 79,304 ha 44,810 ha 124,583 ha 10
2020s 49,523 ha 44,986 ha 55,200 ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 4 China, mainland 2.90 million ha compare
  2. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 528,464 ha compare
  3. 5 Brazil 2.11 million ha compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 466,942 ha compare
  5. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 82,078 ha compare
  6. 6 Pakistan 2.04 million ha compare
  7. 7 Uzbekistan 964,810 ha compare
  8. 8 Bangladesh 740,330 ha compare
  9. 9 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
  10. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 40,072 ha compare
  11. 10 Argentina 626,731 ha compare
  12. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 33,301 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 50,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 386,000 ha in 1969.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 44,810 ha in 2018.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
176 places, 9,571 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.