Yields of key staple crops in Iran
Iran: Yields of key staple crops was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Iran, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Iran recorded 2.59 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Iran peaked at 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7088 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Iran ranks 79th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.776 tonnes per hectare | 0.7088 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.911 tonnes per hectare | 0.726 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.66 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Iran?
- Yields of key staple crops in Iran was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7088 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Iran rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Iran ranks 79th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.