Yields of important staple crops in Iran
Iran: Yields of important staple crops was 2.59 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
2.59
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
79th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.59
in 2024
All-time low
0.7088
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961β2024
Yields of important staple crops in Iran, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of important staple crops in Iran stood at 2.59. 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, yields of important staple crops in Iran peaked at 2.59 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7088, in 1964.
That places Iran 79th out of 126 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.776 | 0.7088 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.911 | 0.726 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 0.9017 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 | 1.28 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 | 1.33 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 | 1.35 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 | 2.25 | 2.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Agriculture share gdp 10.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.91 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Iran?
- Yields of important staple crops in Iran was 2.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7088 in 1964.
- How does Iran rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Iran ranks 79th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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