Meat, Total β€” Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Meat, Total β€” Production was 2.80 million t in 2024. β—† Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.80 million t
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
21st
of 41 regions
All-time high
2.89 million t
in 2020
All-time low
315,400 t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Total β€” 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

The most recent figure for meat, total β€” production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 2.80 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, total β€” production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 2.89 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 315,400 t, in 1963.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 21st of 41 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 336,113 t 315,400 t 382,590 t 9
1970s 498,626 t 397,415 t 648,600 t 10
1980s 750,867 t 637,085 t 939,540 t 10
1990s 1.28 million t 971,260 t 1.49 million t 10
2000s 2.01 million t 1.56 million t 2.36 million t 10
2010s 2.70 million t 2.42 million t 2.86 million t 10
2020s 2.76 million t 2.66 million t 2.89 million t 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 18 Japan 4.20 million t compare
  2. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.17 million t compare
  3. 20 South Africa 3.63 million t compare
  4. 21 Egypt, Arab Republic of 3.38 million t compare
  5. 22 Italy 3.38 million t compare
  6. 23 Philippines 3.27 million t compare
  7. 24 Colombia 3.16 million t compare

See the full ranking of 243 places β†’

More agriculture & rural data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)

All data for Iran (Islamic Republic of) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is meat, total β€” production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Meat, total β€” production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 2.80 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, total β€” production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 2.89 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest meat, total β€” production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 315,400 t in 1963.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for meat, total β€” production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 21st out of 41 regions with data for 2024.
Is meat, total β€” production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, Total β€” Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Total β€” Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 14,172 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.