Rye yields in Iran
Iran: Rye yields was 0.9081 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Iran, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rye yields in Iran stood at 0.9081 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Iran peaked at 1.49 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0697 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.
Iran ranks 60th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Rye yields in Iran, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 0.529 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7057 tonnes per hectare | +33.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5122 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8472 tonnes per hectare | +65.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3422 tonnes per hectare | -59.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5498 tonnes per hectare | +60.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4662 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6993 tonnes per hectare | +49.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8381 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9859 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9183 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +62.1% |
| 2007 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0697 tonnes per hectare | -95.0% |
| 2009 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +1783.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1998 tonnes per hectare | -84.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7448 tonnes per hectare | +272.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7798 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7984 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8676 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8977 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9277 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8988 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9083 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9118 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9064 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9088 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.909 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9081 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.9081 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 tonnes per hectare, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye yields in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1783.1% | 0.0697 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | +272.8% | 0.1998 tonnes per hectare | 0.7448 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5794 tonnes per hectare | 0.3422 tonnes per hectare | 0.8472 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8629 tonnes per hectare | 0.0697 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8024 tonnes per hectare | 0.1998 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9088 tonnes per hectare | 0.9064 tonnes per hectare | 0.9118 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -25.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 415.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6359 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2262 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Iran?
- Rye yields in Iran was 0.9081 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0697 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- How does Iran rank for rye yields?
- Iran ranks 60th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.