Meat, Poultry — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Meat, Poultry — Production was 2.28 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.28 million t
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
4th
of 20 countries
All-time high
2.44 million t
in 2020
All-time low
42,570 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat, poultry — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 2.28 million t.

The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 2.44 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42,570 t, in 1961.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Meat, Poultry — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 42,570 t —
1962 42,655 t +0.2%
1963 44,840 t +5.1%
1964 46,325 t +3.3%
1965 46,410 t +0.2%
1966 46,510 t +0.2%
1967 64,610 t +38.9%
1968 73,110 t +13.2%
1969 81,910 t +12.0%
1970 91,725 t +12.0%
1971 102,740 t +12.0%
1972 115,155 t +12.1%
1973 115,270 t +0.1%
1974 122,388 t +6.2%
1975 120,486 t -1.6%
1976 139,660 t +15.9%
1977 168,834 t +20.9%
1978 200,960 t +19.0%
1979 215,110 t +7.0%
1980 217,405 t +1.1%
1981 219,700 t +1.1%
1982 222,004 t +1.0%
1983 237,350 t +6.9%
1984 242,750 t +2.3%
1985 243,300 t +0.2%
1986 313,850 t +29.0%
1987 339,579 t +8.2%
1988 340,250 t +0.2%
1989 389,000 t +14.3%
1990 389,900 t +0.2%
1991 430,725 t +10.5%
1992 531,550 t +23.4%
1993 572,219 t +7.7%
1994 625,750 t +9.4%
1995 649,850 t +3.9%
1996 663,150 t +2.0%
1997 725,150 t +9.3%
1998 708,200 t -2.3%
1999 736,800 t +4.0%
2000 814,700 t +10.6%
2001 896,700 t +10.1%
2002 953,700 t +6.4%
2003 1.12 million t +17.0%
2004 1.16 million t +4.3%
2005 1.25 million t +7.3%
2006 1.37 million t +9.9%
2007 1.48 million t +7.9%
2008 1.58 million t +6.6%
2009 1.62 million t +2.9%
2010 1.68 million t +3.5%
2011 1.79 million t +7.0%
2012 1.88 million t +4.9%
2013 1.98 million t +5.1%
2014 2.04 million t +3.3%
2015 2.13 million t +4.4%
2016 2.08 million t -2.5%
2017 2.25 million t +8.0%
2018 2.37 million t +5.3%
2019 2.34 million t -1.0%
2020 2.44 million t +4.2%
2021 2.12 million t -13.3%
2022 2.10 million t -0.8%
2023 2.13 million t +1.3%
2024 2.28 million t +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 54,327 t 42,570 t 81,910 t 9
1970s 139,233 t 91,725 t 215,110 t 10
1980s 276,519 t 217,405 t 389,000 t 10
1990s 603,329 t 389,900 t 736,800 t 10
2000s 1.22 million t 814,700 t 1.62 million t 10
2010s 2.06 million t 1.68 million t 2.37 million t 10
2020s 2.21 million t 2.10 million t 2.44 million t 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 1 China 27.41 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 26.60 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 13.87 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 2.57 million t compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 5.46 million t compare
  6. 5 India 5.06 million t compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 1.42 million t compare
  8. 6 Indonesia 4.22 million t compare
  9. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 579,764 t compare
  10. 7 Mexico 4.03 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Meat, poultry — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 2.28 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 2.44 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 42,570 t in 1961.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for meat, poultry — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Poultry — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,979 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.