Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 90,519 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 90,519 ha.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 189,645 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 31,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 32,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 33,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 32,000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 35,000 ha | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 36,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 37,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 38,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 39,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 39,970 ha | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 45,000 ha | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 50,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 55,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 67,500 ha | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 63,130 ha | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 57,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 75,403 ha | +32.3% |
| 1980 | 92,460 ha | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 98,751 ha | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 116,460 ha | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 115,249 ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 116,124 ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 111,387 ha | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 144,469 ha | +29.7% |
| 1987 | 150,242 ha | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 105,450 ha | -29.8% |
| 1989 | 120,536 ha | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 148,697 ha | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 140,656 ha | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 155,016 ha | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 151,009 ha | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 149,512 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 144,670 ha | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 143,266 ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 157,811 ha | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 162,700 ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 160,833 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 168,862 ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 174,562 ha | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 165,766 ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 173,254 ha | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 183,919 ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 189,645 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 163,844 ha | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 149,047 ha | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 185,379 ha | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 154,368 ha | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 146,306 ha | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 170,290 ha | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 181,426 ha | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 158,564 ha | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 159,079 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 160,217 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 159,061 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 122,578 ha | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 106,426 ha | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 110,786 ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 110,588 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 109,017 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 88,133 ha | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 76,217 ha | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 90,519 ha | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,889 ha | 30,000 ha | 37,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 53,000 ha | 38,000 ha | 75,403 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 117,113 ha | 92,460 ha | 150,242 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 151,417 ha | 140,656 ha | 162,700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,865 ha | 149,047 ha | 189,645 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 147,473 ha | 106,426 ha | 181,426 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,895 ha | 76,217 ha | 110,588 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 259,010 ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 1.21 million ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 195,767 ha compare
- 11 Uganda 1.12 million ha compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 171,070 ha compare
- 12 Mozambique 1.07 million ha compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 3.01 million ha compare
- 13 Russian Federation 1.05 million ha compare
- 14 Cameroon 931,286 ha compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 75,275 ha compare
- 15 Indonesia 753,012 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 28,124 ha compare
- 16 Malawi 636,964 ha compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 22,430 ha compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 90,519 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 189,645 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. 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, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.