Wheat — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Wheat — Yield was 2,592 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,592 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
6th
of 14 countries
All-time high
2,592 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
708.8 kg/ha
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wheat — 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

In 2024, wheat — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 2,592 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 2,592 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 708.8 kg/ha, in 1964.

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

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

Annual values for Wheat — Yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 797 kg/ha —
1962 776 kg/ha -2.6%
1963 725.9 kg/ha -6.5%
1964 708.8 kg/ha -2.4%
1965 776.1 kg/ha +9.5%
1966 800 kg/ha +3.1%
1967 800 kg/ha +0.0%
1968 800 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 800 kg/ha +0.0%
1970 800.1 kg/ha +0.0%
1971 726 kg/ha -9.3%
1972 831.2 kg/ha +14.5%
1973 808.4 kg/ha -2.7%
1974 797.7 kg/ha -1.3%
1975 918.9 kg/ha +15.2%
1976 1,049 kg/ha +14.2%
1977 1,012 kg/ha -3.5%
1978 1,040 kg/ha +2.8%
1979 1,126 kg/ha +8.2%
1980 982.5 kg/ha -12.7%
1981 901.7 kg/ha -8.2%
1982 1,076 kg/ha +19.3%
1983 985.8 kg/ha -8.3%
1984 1,082 kg/ha +9.8%
1985 1,070 kg/ha -1.1%
1986 1,199 kg/ha +12.0%
1987 1,153 kg/ha -3.8%
1988 1,108 kg/ha -3.9%
1989 960.5 kg/ha -13.3%
1990 1,276 kg/ha +32.9%
1991 1,420 kg/ha +11.3%
1992 1,533 kg/ha +8.0%
1993 1,577 kg/ha +2.8%
1994 1,603 kg/ha +1.7%
1995 1,710 kg/ha +6.7%
1996 1,583 kg/ha -7.4%
1997 1,595 kg/ha +0.8%
1998 1,935 kg/ha +21.3%
1999 1,830 kg/ha -5.4%
2000 1,586 kg/ha -13.4%
2001 1,703 kg/ha +7.4%
2002 1,995 kg/ha +17.1%
2003 2,097 kg/ha +5.1%
2004 2,206 kg/ha +5.2%
2005 2,058 kg/ha -6.7%
2006 2,132 kg/ha +3.6%
2007 2,200 kg/ha +3.2%
2008 1,334 kg/ha -39.3%
2009 1,819 kg/ha +36.3%
2010 1,834 kg/ha +0.8%
2011 1,361 kg/ha -25.8%
2012 1,348 kg/ha -0.9%
2013 1,454 kg/ha +7.8%
2014 1,745 kg/ha +20.1%
2015 2,016 kg/ha +15.5%
2016 2,461 kg/ha +22.1%
2017 2,280 kg/ha -7.4%
2018 2,463 kg/ha +8.0%
2019 2,339 kg/ha -5.0%
2020 2,255 kg/ha -3.6%
2021 2,263 kg/ha +0.4%
2022 2,430 kg/ha +7.4%
2023 2,529 kg/ha +4.1%
2024 2,592 kg/ha +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 775.98 kg/ha 708.8 kg/ha 800 kg/ha 9
1970s 910.98 kg/ha 726 kg/ha 1,126 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,052 kg/ha 901.7 kg/ha 1,199 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,606 kg/ha 1,276 kg/ha 1,935 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,913 kg/ha 1,334 kg/ha 2,206 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,930 kg/ha 1,348 kg/ha 2,463 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,414 kg/ha 2,255 kg/ha 2,592 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 3 Belgium-Luxembourg 8,096 kg/ha compare
  2. 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,078 kg/ha compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 3,004 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7,281 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 Zambia 7,090 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 Germany 7,084 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 Namibia 7,066 kg/ha compare
  8. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 1,905 kg/ha compare
  9. 8 Denmark 7,040 kg/ha compare
  10. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,441 kg/ha compare
  11. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6,971 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Wheat — yield in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 2,592 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — yield recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 2,592 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest wheat — yield recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 708.8 kg/ha in 1964.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for wheat — yield?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th out of 14 countries with data for 2024.
Is wheat — yield rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 Wheat — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,087 data points, 1961–2024
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