Cereal yield in Iran
Iran: Cereal yield was 2,420 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Iran, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Iran recorded 2,420 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Iran peaked at 2,657 kg per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 821.9 kg per hectare, in 1971.
That places Iran 109th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 871.77 kg per hectare | 849.9 kg per hectare | 884.2 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,031 kg per hectare | 821.9 kg per hectare | 1,235 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,189 kg per hectare | 1,021 kg per hectare | 1,357 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,818 kg per hectare | 1,445 kg per hectare | 2,161 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,171 kg per hectare | 1,721 kg per hectare | 2,454 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,226 kg per hectare | 1,714 kg per hectare | 2,657 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,415 kg per hectare | 2,302 kg per hectare | 2,619 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 106 Maldives 2,442 kg per hectare compare
- 107 Iceland 2,430 kg per hectare compare
- 108 Madagascar 2,426 kg per hectare compare
- 110 Lebanon 2,415 kg per hectare compare
- 111 Cote d'Ivoire 2,398 kg per hectare compare
- 112 Afghanistan 2,359 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- 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)
- Land under cereal production 8.66 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 20.96 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 68.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Iran?
- Cereal yield in Iran was 2,420 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2,657 kg per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 821.9 kg per hectare in 1971.
- How does Iran rank for cereal yield?
- Iran ranks 109th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.