Wheat production in Iran
Iran: Wheat production was 16.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.75 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 126 countries
All-time high
16.75 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.47 million
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat production in Iran, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat production in Iran stood at 16.75 million. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat production in Iran peaked at 16.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million, in 1963.
Iran ranks 15th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat production in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.87 million | — |
| 1962 | 2.75 million | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 2.47 million | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 2.62 million | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 3.65 million | +39.1% |
| 1966 | 4.38 million | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 3.80 million | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 4.40 million | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 4.10 million | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 4.26 million | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 3.70 million | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 4.55 million | +22.9% |
| 1973 | 4.60 million | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 4.70 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 5.51 million | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 6.04 million | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 5.52 million | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 5.66 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.03 million | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 5.85 million | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.65 million | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.66 million | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 5.96 million | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 6.21 million | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 6.63 million | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 7.56 million | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 7.60 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 7.26 million | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 6.01 million | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 8.01 million | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 8.79 million | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 10.18 million | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 10.73 million | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 10.87 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 11.23 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 10.02 million | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 10.04 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.96 million | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 8.67 million | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 8.09 million | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 9.46 million | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 12.45 million | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 13.44 million | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 14.57 million | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 14.31 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.66 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.89 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 7.00 million | -55.9% |
| 2009 | 12.09 million | +72.8% |
| 2010 | 12.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.68 million | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 8.82 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.30 million | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 10.58 million | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 11.52 million | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 14.59 million | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 12.40 million | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 13.30 million | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 13.72 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.54 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 11.13 million | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 13.28 million | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 16.62 million | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 16.75 million | +0.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 16.75 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 981,240, 17.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iran's 16.75 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,000, 170.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat production in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +72.8% | 7.00 million | 12.09 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.45 million | 2.47 million | 4.40 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.06 million | 3.70 million | 6.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.54 million | 5.65 million | 7.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.05 million | 8.01 million | 11.96 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.20 million | 7.00 million | 15.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.50 million | 8.68 million | 14.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.27 million | 11.13 million | 16.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 95.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2091 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat production in Iran?
- Wheat production in Iran was 16.75 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat production recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 16.75 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million in 1963.
- How does Iran rank for wheat production?
- Iran ranks 15th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat production rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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