Agriculture & Rural in Iran (Islamic Republic of) 289 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Iran (Islamic Republic of). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 12.7 % 2025 down 27.8% 88th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 13.8 % 2025 down 16.4% 104th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 13.6 % 2025 down 18.1% 102nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 534.44 1000 No 2025 down 15.1% 63rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 3,154 1000 No 2025 down 3.9% 28th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 3,688 1000 No 2025 down 5.7% 38th ILO - Modelled Estimates; FAOSTAT - Value added (2015 US$) 13,950 USD 2024 up 27.8% 64th Consumer Prices, Food Indices (2015 = 100) — Value 3,324 2026 up 2,895.6% 8th Food price inflation — Value 76.19 % 2026 up 988.3% 1st Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,861 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.8% 91st Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,404 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.6% 96th Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) 2.84 % 2025 down 14.5% 96th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 21 kcal/cap/d 2024 down 62.5% 117th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 24.6 % 2024 up 17.1% 89th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 2.7 % 2024 down 27.0% 142nd Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 4.8 % 2024 down 12.7% 132nd Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 17,484 Int$/cap 2024 up 14.6% 95th Total Credit — Value Standard Local Currency 7.68 billion million SLC 2016 up 650.3% 2nd Total Credit — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 7.02 billion million SLC 2016 up 74.1% 2nd Total Credit — Value US$ 248,392 million USD 2016 up 122.6% 34th Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 241,946 million USD 2016 up 74.1% 32nd Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 90 % 2024 up 2.3% 110th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 16.5 million No 2024 up 33.1% 11th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,864 kcal/cap/d 2024 down 2.4% 95th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 25.5 % 2023 up 22.0% 96th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 120 % 2023 down 1.6% 102nd Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,876 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 1.5% 93rd Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 6.2 million No 2023 up 26.5% 14th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 31.43 % 2023 down 20.9% 73rd FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 26.92 % 2023 down 8.9% 82nd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 6,179 1000 No 2023 up 6.4% 20th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 1,200 1000 No 2023 up 3.1% 51st FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 16.27 % 2023 down 2.6% 143rd SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 0.93 % 2021 down 71.9% 143rd SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.07 2021 down 90.1% 171st SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 12.39 % 2021 up 167.0% 61st FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 51.93 % 2023 down 5.6% 99th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 45.31 % 2023 down 9.2% 83rd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 7,380 1000 No 2023 up 5.9% 29th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 27.56 % 2023 down 10.7% 83rd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 50.85 % 2023 down 6.1% 91st FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 49.15 % 2023 up 7.2% 73rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 13.55 % 2023 down 4.2% 68th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 3,627 1000 No 2023 up 13.5% 23rd Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.25 No 2024 down 7.4% 82nd Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 12 % 2022 up 9.1% 112th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 2,971 1000 No 2023 up 13.8% 14th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 48.07 % 2023 up 6.9% 56th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 54.69 % 2023 up 9.1% 72nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 12.94 % 2023 down 2.6% 49th FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 18.1 % 2023 down 0.9% 130th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 656.51 1000 No 2023 up 12.5% 44th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 17.19 % 2023 down 13.7% 55th Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 80.1 g/cap/d 2021 up 14.6% 109th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 52 % 2021 up 4.0% 53rd Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 80.8 g/cap/d 2021 down 3.3% 118th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 25.4 g/cap/d 2021 down 7.6% 134th Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value 40.6 % 2021 up 4.4% 90th Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value 6.7 % 2023 down 11.8% 69th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 0.3 million No 2024 down 25.0% 54th Page 1 of 5 Next →