Rice — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Rice — Yield was 4,518 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,518 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
6th
of 18 countries
All-time high
5,366 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
2,143 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 4,518 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 5,366 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,143 kg/ha, in 1961.

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

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

Annual values for Rice — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 2,143 kg/ha —
1962 2,837 kg/ha +32.4%
1963 2,870 kg/ha +1.2%
1964 2,866 kg/ha -0.1%
1965 2,839 kg/ha -1.0%
1966 2,559 kg/ha -9.8%
1967 2,799 kg/ha +9.4%
1968 2,737 kg/ha -2.2%
1969 2,802 kg/ha +2.4%
1970 2,794 kg/ha -0.3%
1971 3,041 kg/ha +8.8%
1972 3,183 kg/ha +4.7%
1973 3,074 kg/ha -3.4%
1974 3,012 kg/ha -2.0%
1975 3,102 kg/ha +3.0%
1976 3,789 kg/ha +22.2%
1977 3,466 kg/ha -8.5%
1978 3,955 kg/ha +14.1%
1979 3,273 kg/ha -17.2%
1980 2,836 kg/ha -13.4%
1981 3,537 kg/ha +24.7%
1982 3,322 kg/ha -6.1%
1983 2,830 kg/ha -14.8%
1984 3,361 kg/ha +18.7%
1985 3,711 kg/ha +10.4%
1986 3,787 kg/ha +2.1%
1987 3,422 kg/ha -9.6%
1988 3,036 kg/ha -11.3%
1989 3,572 kg/ha +17.7%
1990 3,779 kg/ha +5.8%
1991 4,047 kg/ha +7.1%
1992 3,960 kg/ha -2.2%
1993 3,876 kg/ha -2.1%
1994 4,010 kg/ha +3.5%
1995 4,068 kg/ha +1.5%
1996 4,472 kg/ha +9.9%
1997 4,173 kg/ha -6.7%
1998 4,505 kg/ha +8.0%
1999 3,999 kg/ha -11.2%
2000 3,692 kg/ha -7.7%
2001 3,866 kg/ha +4.7%
2002 4,724 kg/ha +22.2%
2003 4,764 kg/ha +0.8%
2004 4,158 kg/ha -12.7%
2005 4,357 kg/ha +4.8%
2006 4,143 kg/ha -4.9%
2007 4,326 kg/ha +4.4%
2008 3,928 kg/ha -9.2%
2009 3,988 kg/ha +1.5%
2010 4,419 kg/ha +10.8%
2011 3,572 kg/ha -19.2%
2012 4,140 kg/ha +15.9%
2013 4,336 kg/ha +4.7%
2014 4,354 kg/ha +0.4%
2015 4,430 kg/ha +1.7%
2016 4,901 kg/ha +10.6%
2017 5,366 kg/ha +9.5%
2018 4,986 kg/ha -7.1%
2019 4,957 kg/ha -0.6%
2020 5,335 kg/ha +7.6%
2021 4,666 kg/ha -12.5%
2022 4,585 kg/ha -1.7%
2023 4,398 kg/ha -4.1%
2024 4,518 kg/ha +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,717 kg/ha 2,143 kg/ha 2,870 kg/ha 9
1970s 3,269 kg/ha 2,794 kg/ha 3,955 kg/ha 10
1980s 3,341 kg/ha 2,830 kg/ha 3,787 kg/ha 10
1990s 4,089 kg/ha 3,779 kg/ha 4,505 kg/ha 10
2000s 4,195 kg/ha 3,692 kg/ha 4,764 kg/ha 10
2010s 4,546 kg/ha 3,572 kg/ha 5,366 kg/ha 10
2020s 4,700 kg/ha 4,398 kg/ha 5,335 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 3 Syrian Arab Republic 5,000 kg/ha compare
  2. 4 Uruguay 9,352 kg/ha compare
  3. 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,639 kg/ha compare
  4. 5 Egypt 9,132 kg/ha compare
  5. 6 Uzbekistan 8,385 kg/ha compare
  6. 7 Peru 8,307 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,484 kg/ha compare
  8. 8 Greece 7,922 kg/ha compare
  9. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,108 kg/ha compare
  10. 9 China, mainland 7,154 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Rice — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 4,518 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 5,366 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,143 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for rice — yield?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,291 data points, 1961–2024
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