Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Iran

Land under cereal production in Iran in 2023 — 8,661,544 ha. Ranked 22 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 71.1%.

2023 8.66M ha −0.43% vs 2022
World rank 22of 180
Period maximum 9.81M ha2007
Period minimum 4.78M ha1963

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Iran, 1961–20234M6M8M10M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5,063,000 ha1963: 4,783,000 ha1965: 6,397,000 ha1967: 6,630,000 ha1969: 7,136,000 ha1971: 6,925,656 ha1973: 7,462,000 ha1975: 8,021,000 ha1977: 7,182,000 ha1979: 7,040,321 ha1981: 9,099,999 ha1983: 8,529,696 ha1985: 8,769,721 ha1987: 9,359,707 ha1989: 9,459,552 ha1991: 8,966,845 ha1993: 9,465,486 ha1995: 9,004,665 ha1997: 8,500,366 ha1999: 6,926,601 ha2001: 7,732,252 ha2003: 8,789,102 ha2005: 9,522,870 ha2007: 9,810,297 ha2009: 8,989,037 ha2011: 8,763,666 ha2013: 8,893,995 ha2015: 8,182,763 ha2017: 7,620,035 ha2019: 8,408,834 ha2021: 7,950,253 ha2023: 8,661,544 ha
Change over the period: +3.6M (+71.08%) Average annual rate: 0.87 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 8.66M ha
World 738M ha
Southern Asia computed 146M ha
Land under cereal production — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 8.66M −37,812 −0.43%
2022 8.7M +749,103 +9.42%
2021 7.95M −669,718 −7.77%
2020 8.62M +211,137 +2.51%
2019 8.41M +833,273 +11%
2018 7.58M −44,474 −0.58%
2017 7.62M −829,851 −9.82%
2016 8.45M +267,123 +3.26%
2015 8.18M −372,638 −4.36%
2014 8.56M −338,594 −3.81%
2013 8.89M −145,261 −1.61%
2012 9.04M +275,590 +3.14%
2011 8.76M −252,588 −2.8%
2010 9.02M +27,217 +0.3%
2009 8.99M +1.89M +26.69%
2008 7.1M −2.71M −27.67%
2007 9.81M +415,670 +4.42%
2006 9.39M −128,243 −1.35%
2005 9.52M +426,017 +4.68%
2004 9.1M +307,751 +3.5%
2003 8.79M +45,249 +0.52%
2002 8.74M +1.01M +13.08%
2001 7.73M +714,814 +10.19%
2000 7.02M +90,837 +1.31%
1999 6.93M −1.86M −21.16%
1998 8.79M +285,607 +3.36%
1997 8.5M −207,137 −2.38%
1996 8.71M −297,162 −3.3%
1995 9M −180,115 −1.96%
1994 9.18M −280,706 −2.97%
1993 9.47M +72,901 +0.78%
1992 9.39M +425,740 +4.75%
1991 8.97M −501,229 −5.29%
1990 9.47M +8,522 +0.09%
1989 9.46M +45,731 +0.49%
1988 9.41M +54,114 +0.58%
1987 9.36M +591,208 +6.74%
1986 8.77M −1,222 −0.01%
1985 8.77M +402,372 +4.81%
1984 8.37M −162,347 −1.9%
1983 8.53M −11,242 −0.13%
1982 8.54M −559,061 −6.14%
1981 9.1M +1.06M +13.12%
1980 8.04M +1M +14.26%
1979 7.04M −17,879 −0.25%
1978 7.06M −123,800 −1.72%
1977 7.18M −341,870 −4.54%
1976 7.52M −497,130 −6.2%
1975 8.02M +388,000 +5.08%
1974 7.63M +171,000 +2.29%
1973 7.46M +68,000 +0.92%
1972 7.39M +468,344 +6.76%
1971 6.93M −362,344 −4.97%
1970 7.29M +152,000 +2.13%
1969 7.14M −399,000 −5.3%
1968 7.54M +905,000 +13.65%
1967 6.63M −827,000 −11.09%
1966 7.46M +1.06M +16.57%
1965 6.4M +1.34M +26.5%
1964 5.06M +274,000 +5.73%
1963 4.78M −200,000 −4.01%
1962 4.98M −80,000 −1.58%
1961 5.06M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.