Wheat production in Iran
Iran: Wheat production was 16.75 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.75 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 126 countries
All-time high
16.75 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
2.47 million tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat production in Iran, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat production in Iran stood at 16.75 million tonnes. 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 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million tonnes, 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.87 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2.75 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 2.47 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 2.62 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 3.65 million tonnes | +39.1% |
| 1966 | 4.38 million tonnes | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 3.80 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 4.40 million tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 4.10 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 4.26 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 3.70 million tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 4.55 million tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1973 | 4.60 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 4.70 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 5.51 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 6.04 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 5.52 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 5.66 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.03 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 5.85 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.65 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.66 million tonnes | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 5.96 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 6.21 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 6.63 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 7.56 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 7.60 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 7.26 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 6.01 million tonnes | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 8.01 million tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 8.79 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 10.18 million tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 10.73 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 10.87 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 11.23 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 10.02 million tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 10.04 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.96 million tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 8.67 million tonnes | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 8.09 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 9.46 million tonnes | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 12.45 million tonnes | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 13.44 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 14.57 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 14.31 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.66 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.89 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 7.00 million tonnes | -55.9% |
| 2009 | 12.09 million tonnes | +72.8% |
| 2010 | 12.14 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.68 million tonnes | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 8.82 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.30 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 10.58 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 11.52 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 14.59 million tonnes | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 12.40 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 13.30 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 13.72 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.54 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 11.13 million tonnes | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 13.28 million tonnes | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 16.62 million tonnes | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 16.75 million tonnes | +0.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 16.75 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 981,240 tonnes, 17.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iran's 16.75 million tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,000 tonnes, 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 tonnes | 12.09 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.45 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.06 million tonnes | 3.70 million tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.54 million tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | 7.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.05 million tonnes | 8.01 million tonnes | 11.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.20 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | 15.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.50 million tonnes | 8.68 million tonnes | 14.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.27 million tonnes | 11.13 million tonnes | 16.75 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 35,629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1,936 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 34.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat production in Iran?
- Wheat production in Iran was 16.75 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat production recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 16.75 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wheat production is measured in tonnes.