Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 9.00 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.00 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 186 countries
All-time high
9.81 million hectares
in 2007
All-time low
4.78 million hectares
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 9.00 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 9.81 million hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.78 million hectares, in 1963.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.06 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 4.98 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 4.78 million hectares | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 5.06 million hectares | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 6.40 million hectares | +26.5% |
| 1966 | 7.46 million hectares | +16.6% |
| 1967 | 6.63 million hectares | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 7.54 million hectares | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 7.14 million hectares | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 7.29 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 6.93 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 7.39 million hectares | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 7.46 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 7.63 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.02 million hectares | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 7.52 million hectares | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 7.18 million hectares | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 7.06 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 7.04 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 8.04 million hectares | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 9.10 million hectares | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 8.54 million hectares | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 8.53 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 8.37 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 8.77 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 8.77 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.36 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 9.41 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 9.46 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 9.47 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.97 million hectares | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 9.39 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 9.47 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.18 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 9.00 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 8.71 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 8.50 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 8.79 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.93 million hectares | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 7.02 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.73 million hectares | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 8.74 million hectares | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 8.79 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.10 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.52 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 9.39 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.81 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 7.10 million hectares | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 8.99 million hectares | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.76 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9.04 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.89 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.56 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 8.18 million hectares | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 8.45 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 7.62 million hectares | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 7.58 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.41 million hectares | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 8.62 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 6.75 million hectares | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 7.74 million hectares | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 8.98 million hectares | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 9.00 million hectares | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.12 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | 7.54 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.35 million hectares | 6.93 million hectares | 8.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.84 million hectares | 8.04 million hectares | 9.46 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.84 million hectares | 6.93 million hectares | 9.47 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.62 million hectares | 7.02 million hectares | 9.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 million hectares | 7.58 million hectares | 9.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.22 million hectares | 6.75 million hectares | 9.00 million hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.91 million (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2262 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6359 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 9.00 million hectares 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 9.81 million hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 million hectares in 1963.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.