Egypt vs Iran: Wheat production

Egypt

9.40 million tonnes

in 2024

Iran

16.75 million tonnes

in 2024

Egypt rank

17th

Iran rank

14th

Wheat production over time

Iran currently reports 16.75 million tonnes against 9.40 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 7.35 million tonnes.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.8 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Egypt ranks 17th and Iran ranks 14th of 125 countries.

Indicator: Wheat production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 7,044 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Wheat production is measured in tonnes.