Rice — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Rice — Production was 3.60 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.60 million t
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
5th
of 18 countries
All-time high
4.56 million t
in 2020
All-time low
600,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 3.60 million t for rice — production in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 4.56 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 600,000 t, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 600,000 t —
1962 851,000 t +41.8%
1963 861,000 t +1.2%
1964 923,000 t +7.2%
1965 1.02 million t +10.7%
1966 1.10 million t +7.4%
1967 960,000 t -12.6%
1968 980,000 t +2.1%
1969 1.02 million t +4.1%
1970 1.06 million t +3.5%
1971 1.05 million t -0.9%
1972 1.20 million t +14.7%
1973 1.33 million t +11.2%
1974 1.31 million t -1.6%
1975 1.43 million t +8.9%
1976 1.57 million t +9.5%
1977 1.40 million t -10.6%
1978 1.53 million t +9.1%
1979 1.25 million t -18.3%
1980 1.31 million t +5.0%
1981 1.62 million t +23.9%
1982 1.61 million t -1.1%
1983 1.22 million t -24.3%
1984 1.48 million t +22.1%
1985 1.78 million t +19.7%
1986 1.78 million t +0.4%
1987 1.80 million t +1.1%
1988 1.42 million t -21.3%
1989 1.85 million t +30.7%
1990 1.98 million t +6.9%
1991 2.36 million t +19.0%
1992 2.36 million t +0.2%
1993 2.28 million t -3.4%
1994 2.26 million t -1.0%
1995 2.30 million t +1.9%
1996 2.68 million t +16.7%
1997 2.35 million t -12.5%
1998 2.77 million t +17.9%
1999 2.35 million t -15.2%
2000 1.97 million t -16.0%
2001 1.99 million t +0.9%
2002 2.89 million t +45.1%
2003 2.93 million t +1.5%
2004 2.54 million t -13.3%
2005 2.74 million t +7.6%
2006 2.61 million t -4.6%
2007 2.66 million t +2.0%
2008 2.07 million t -22.3%
2009 2.14 million t +3.2%
2010 2.49 million t +16.5%
2011 1.89 million t -24.0%
2012 2.36 million t +24.7%
2013 2.45 million t +3.8%
2014 2.35 million t -4.2%
2015 2.35 million t +0.0%
2016 2.92 million t +24.4%
2017 3.21 million t +9.8%
2018 3.11 million t -3.1%
2019 4.42 million t +42.4%
2020 4.56 million t +3.1%
2021 3.03 million t -33.5%
2022 3.63 million t +19.7%
2023 3.60 million t -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 923,889 t 600,000 t 1.10 million t 9
1970s 1.31 million t 1.05 million t 1.57 million t 10
1980s 1.59 million t 1.22 million t 1.85 million t 10
1990s 2.37 million t 1.98 million t 2.77 million t 10
2000s 2.45 million t 1.97 million t 2.93 million t 10
2010s 2.75 million t 1.89 million t 4.42 million t 10
2020s 3.71 million t 3.03 million t 4.56 million t 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 2 India 206.73 million t compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 206.60 million t compare
  3. 3 Viet Nam 43.50 million t compare
  4. 4 Bangladesh 58.61 million t compare
  5. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.83 million t compare
  6. 5 Indonesia 53.98 million t compare
  7. 6 Thailand 33.07 million t compare
  8. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 3.59 million t compare
  9. 7 Myanmar 25.65 million t compare
  10. 8 Philippines 20.06 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Rice — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 3.60 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 4.56 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 600,000 t in 1961.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for rice — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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