Agriculture & Rural in Iran

32 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Iran.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% 2022 up 52.6% 146th
Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% 2022 up 23.4% 8th
Rural population 22.6% 2025 down 15.1% 147th
Rural population growth -0.6% 2025 down 9.0% 146th
Rural population 20.91 million 2025 down 5.0% 28th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.6% 2025 up 5.0% 70th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ 2025 down 6.9% 27th
Land under cereal production 8.66 million hectares 2023 down 2.6% 21st
Cereal yield 2,420 kg per hectare 2023 up 31.0% 109th
Cereal production 20.96 million metric tons 2023 up 27.6% 27th
Fertilizer consumption 68.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 20.2% 109th
Land area 1.62 million sq. km 2023 down 0.4% 17th
Agricultural land 470,670 sq. km 2023 up 2.4% 18th
Agricultural land 29.0% 2023 up 2.8% 130th
Arable land 15.70 million hectares 2023 up 6.9% 21st
Permanent cropland 1.2% 2023 up 6.1% 113th
Arable land 9.7% 2023 up 7.3% 105th
Arable land 0.1733 hectares per person 2023 down 5.1% 73rd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 12.7% 2025 down 27.7% 86th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 13.8% 2025 down 16.2% 100th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 13.6% 2025 down 18.1% 99th
Average precipitation in depth 228 mm per year 2022 unchanged 163rd
Crop production index 77.41 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 12.8% 184th
Food production index 83.89 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 9.1% 183rd
Livestock production index 99.85 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 1.6% 139th
Forest area 6.6% 2023 up 1.3% 175th
Forest area 107,884 sq. km 2023 up 0.9% 52nd
Fertilizer consumption 58.7% 2023 up 17.3% 77th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 92.2% 2022 unchanged 18th
Surface area 1.75 million sq. km 2023 unchanged 17th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Agricultural irrigated land 16.9% 2023 up 1.3% 19th