Rice — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Rice — Area harvested was 770,048 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
770,048 ha
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
8th
of 18 regions
All-time high
892,200 ha
in 2019
All-time low
280,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — 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

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 770,048 ha for rice — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 892,200 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 280,000 ha, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 280,000 ha
1962 300,000 ha +7.1%
1963 300,000 ha +0.0%
1964 322,000 ha +7.3%
1965 360,000 ha +11.8%
1966 429,000 ha +19.2%
1967 343,000 ha -20.0%
1968 358,000 ha +4.4%
1969 364,000 ha +1.7%
1970 378,000 ha +3.8%
1971 344,000 ha -9.0%
1972 377,000 ha +9.6%
1973 434,000 ha +15.1%
1974 436,000 ha +0.5%
1975 461,000 ha +5.7%
1976 413,350 ha -10.3%
1977 403,790 ha -2.3%
1978 386,200 ha -4.4%
1979 381,394 ha -1.2%
1980 462,180 ha +21.2%
1981 459,108 ha -0.7%
1982 483,142 ha +5.2%
1983 429,451 ha -11.1%
1984 441,551 ha +2.8%
1985 478,592 ha +8.4%
1986 471,029 ha -1.6%
1987 526,961 ha +11.9%
1988 467,233 ha -11.3%
1989 518,994 ha +11.1%
1990 524,266 ha +1.0%
1991 582,321 ha +11.1%
1992 596,040 ha +2.4%
1993 588,466 ha -1.3%
1994 563,381 ha -4.3%
1995 565,575 ha +0.4%
1996 600,328 ha +6.1%
1997 563,211 ha -6.2%
1998 614,964 ha +9.2%
1999 587,151 ha -4.5%
2000 534,331 ha -9.0%
2001 514,791 ha -3.7%
2002 611,240 ha +18.7%
2003 615,283 ha +0.7%
2004 611,452 ha -0.6%
2005 628,105 ha +2.7%
2006 630,562 ha +0.4%
2007 615,910 ha -2.3%
2008 526,921 ha -14.4%
2009 535,813 ha +1.7%
2010 563,517 ha +5.2%
2011 529,998 ha -5.9%
2012 570,000 ha +7.5%
2013 564,997 ha -0.9%
2014 539,091 ha -4.6%
2015 529,967 ha -1.7%
2016 596,035 ha +12.5%
2017 597,500 ha +0.2%
2018 623,000 ha +4.3%
2019 892,200 ha +43.2%
2020 854,900 ha -4.2%
2021 650,000 ha -24.0%
2022 791,600 ha +21.8%
2023 792,500 ha +0.1%
2024 770,048 ha -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 339,556 ha 280,000 ha 429,000 ha 9
1970s 401,473 ha 344,000 ha 461,000 ha 10
1980s 473,824 ha 429,451 ha 526,961 ha 10
1990s 578,570 ha 524,266 ha 614,964 ha 10
2000s 582,441 ha 514,791 ha 630,562 ha 10
2010s 600,630 ha 529,967 ha 892,200 ha 10
2020s 771,810 ha 650,000 ha 854,900 ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 5 Thailand 11.25 million ha compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 10.05 million ha compare
  3. 7 Myanmar 7.02 million ha compare
  4. 8 Philippines 4.65 million ha compare
  5. 9 Nigeria 4.57 million ha compare
  6. 10 Pakistan 3.90 million ha compare
  7. 11 Cambodia 3.90 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Rice — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 770,048 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 892,200 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 280,000 ha in 1961.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for rice — area harvested?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 8th out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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, published as part of Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,589 data points, 1961–2024
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