Agriculture & Rural in Iran
174 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Iran.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of employment in agriculture | 13.6% | 2025 | down 18.1% | 99th |
| Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services | 13.6% | 2025 | down 18.1% | 99th |
| Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita | 12.7% | 2025 | down 27.7% | 86th |
| Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations | 5.45 | 2023 | down 81.5% | 144th |
| Potato yields | 32.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.9% | 30th |
| Per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture | 185.08 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 1.9% | 107th |
| Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture | 16.77 million tonnes | 2023 | up 14.8% | 28th |
| Agricultural water withdrawals | 86.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | 6th |
| Total financial assistance and flows for agriculture, by recipient | 1.30 million millions of constant united states dollars | 2024 | down 5.8% | 136th |
| Pesticide use per hectare of cropland | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 15.4% | 170th |
| Organic agricultural area | 15,412 hectares | 2023 | up 26.7% | 93rd |
| Access to electricity, rural | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | 1st |
| Land use vs. yield change in cereal production | 187 | 2014 | up 3.9% | 44th |
| Bean yields | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.1% | 33rd |
| Fish catch by fishing sector | 259,979 | 2018 | up 197.9% | 45th |
| Banana yields | 31.91 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.3% | 28th |
| Seafood and fish production | 4,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.0% | 42nd |
| Corn: Yield gap | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.9% | 27th |
| Yields of key staple crops | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 48.5% | 79th |
| Yields of important staple crops | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 48.5% | 79th |
| Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 48.5% | 79th |
| Wheat yields | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 48.5% | 79th |
| Crop yields | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 48.5% | 79th |
| Rice yields | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.8% | 46th |
| Orange yields | 39.18 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 157.9% | 10th |
| Groundnut yields | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.6% | 5th |
| Soy production, yield and area harvested | 200,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 40.3% | 32nd |
| Lettuce yields | 29.93 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.1% | 10th |
| Sugar cane yields | 91.95 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 24.3% | 11th |
| Agriculture orientation index for government spending | 0.07 | 2021 | down 90.1% | 167th |
| Soybean yields | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 17.6% | 28th |
| Barley yields | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 35.2% | 68th |
| Fertilizer production by nutrient type | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | 29th |
| Cotton yields | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.6% | 21st |
| Has the world passed peak agricultural land? | 45.92 million | 2010 | down 21.5% | 17th |
| Millet yields | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 33.2% | 21st |
| Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture | 3 score | 2024 | down 14.3% | 167th |
| What is wild fish catch used for? | 189.1 tonnes | 2015 | up 55.5% | 51st |
| Cropland and pasture per person | 0.2496 | 2010 | up 0.6% | 47th |
| Sunflower seed yields | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 62.6% | 59th |
| Wild fish catch by gear type | 10,765 tonnes | 2018 | unchanged | 71st |
| Sugar beet yields | 60.02 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 23.2% | 21st |
| Land area per crop type | 491 hectares | 2024 | down 13.9% | 52nd |
| Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed | 21,499 tonnes | 2015 | up 265.6% | 30th |
| Rye yields | 0.9081 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.3% | 60th |
| Fertilizer application rates over the long-run | 31.58 kilograms per hectare | 2014 | down 69.6% | 118th |
| Rapeseed yields | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.6% | 40th |
| Meat production by livestock type | 2,811 tonnes | 2024 | down 48.0% | 49th |
| Almond yields | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 55.6% | 14th |
| Agricultural irrigated land | 16.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | 19th |
| Share of agricultural land which is irrigated | 16.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | 19th |
| Cropland area | 18.41 million | 2010 | up 13.1% | 16th |
| Land used for agriculture | 45.92 million | 2010 | down 21.5% | 17th |
| Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product | 0.2% | 2023 | up 33.3% | 59th |