Yields of key staple crops in Iran
Iran: Yields of key staple crops was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.59 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
79th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.7088 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 126 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.
Yields of key staple crops in Iran, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.797 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.776 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7259 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7088 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7761 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8001 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.726 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8312 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8084 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7977 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9189 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9825 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9858 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9605 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +32.9% |
| 1991 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 2.59 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iran's 2.59 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 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 126 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.