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Rice production in Iran

Rice production in Iran was 3,478,820 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.2% from 2023. That is the 24th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes3,478,820 Estimated
Change on 2023-0.2%
Rank24th of 135Countries ranked
Series high4,560,7002020
Series low600,0001961

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Rice production in Iran, 1961 to 2024

01M2M3M4M5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 600,000 tonnes1962: 851,000 tonnes1963: 861,000 tonnes1964: 923,000 tonnes1965: 1,022,000 tonnes1966: 1,098,000 tonnes1967: 960,000 tonnes1968: 980,000 tonnes1969: 1,020,000 tonnes1970: 1,056,000 tonnes1971: 1,046,000 tonnes1972: 1,200,000 tonnes1973: 1,334,000 tonnes1974: 1,313,000 tonnes1975: 1,430,000 tonnes1976: 1,566,300 tonnes1977: 1,399,750 tonnes1978: 1,527,311 tonnes1979: 1,248,160 tonnes1980: 1,310,550 tonnes1981: 1,623,669 tonnes1982: 1,605,152 tonnes1983: 1,215,581 tonnes1984: 1,483,976 tonnes1985: 1,776,085 tonnes1986: 1,783,930 tonnes1987: 1,803,282 tonnes1988: 1,418,324 tonnes1989: 1,854,012 tonnes1990: 1,981,019 tonnes1991: 2,356,593 tonnes1992: 2,360,138 tonnes1993: 2,280,764 tonnes1994: 2,258,969 tonnes1995: 2,300,901 tonnes1996: 2,684,767 tonnes1997: 2,350,124 tonnes1998: 2,770,574 tonnes1999: 2,348,241 tonnes2000: 1,972,505 tonnes2001: 1,990,223 tonnes2002: 2,887,541 tonnes2003: 2,931,138 tonnes2004: 2,542,443 tonnes2005: 2,736,843 tonnes2006: 2,612,175 tonnes2007: 2,664,237 tonnes2008: 2,070,003 tonnes2009: 2,137,006 tonnes2010: 2,489,999 tonnes2011: 1,893,013 tonnes2012: 2,360,000 tonnes2013: 2,449,995 tonnes2014: 2,347,291 tonnes2015: 2,347,701 tonnes2016: 2,921,046 tonnes2017: 3,206,100 tonnes2018: 3,106,400 tonnes2019: 4,422,300 tonnes2020: 4,560,700 tonnes2021: 3,032,900 tonnes2022: 3,629,200 tonnes2023: 3,485,600 tonnes2024: 3,478,820 tonnes01M2M3M4M5M19611983200520241961: 600,000 tonnes1962: 851,000 tonnes1963: 861,000 tonnes1964: 923,000 tonnes1965: 1,022,000 tonnes1966: 1,098,000 tonnes1967: 960,000 tonnes1968: 980,000 tonnes1969: 1,020,000 tonnes1970: 1,056,000 tonnes1971: 1,046,000 tonnes1972: 1,200,000 tonnes1973: 1,334,000 tonnes1974: 1,313,000 tonnes1975: 1,430,000 tonnes1976: 1,566,300 tonnes1977: 1,399,750 tonnes1978: 1,527,311 tonnes1979: 1,248,160 tonnes1980: 1,310,550 tonnes1981: 1,623,669 tonnes1982: 1,605,152 tonnes1983: 1,215,581 tonnes1984: 1,483,976 tonnes1985: 1,776,085 tonnes1986: 1,783,930 tonnes1987: 1,803,282 tonnes1988: 1,418,324 tonnes1989: 1,854,012 tonnes1990: 1,981,019 tonnes1991: 2,356,593 tonnes1992: 2,360,138 tonnes1993: 2,280,764 tonnes1994: 2,258,969 tonnes1995: 2,300,901 tonnes1996: 2,684,767 tonnes1997: 2,350,124 tonnes1998: 2,770,574 tonnes1999: 2,348,241 tonnes2000: 1,972,505 tonnes2001: 1,990,223 tonnes2002: 2,887,541 tonnes2003: 2,931,138 tonnes2004: 2,542,443 tonnes2005: 2,736,843 tonnes2006: 2,612,175 tonnes2007: 2,664,237 tonnes2008: 2,070,003 tonnes2009: 2,137,006 tonnes2010: 2,489,999 tonnes2011: 1,893,013 tonnes2012: 2,360,000 tonnes2013: 2,449,995 tonnes2014: 2,347,291 tonnes2015: 2,347,701 tonnes2016: 2,921,046 tonnes2017: 3,206,100 tonnes2018: 3,106,400 tonnes2019: 4,422,300 tonnes2020: 4,560,700 tonnes2021: 3,032,900 tonnes2022: 3,629,200 tonnes2023: 3,485,600 tonnes2024: 3,478,820 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20243,478,820 Estimated
20233,485,600
20223,629,200
20213,032,900
20204,560,700
20194,422,300
20183,106,400
20173,206,100
20162,921,046
20152,347,701
20142,347,291
20132,449,995
20122,360,000
20111,893,013
20102,489,999
20092,137,006
20082,070,003
20072,664,237
20062,612,175
20052,736,843
20042,542,443
20032,931,138
20022,887,541
20011,990,223
20001,972,505
19992,348,241
19982,770,574
19972,350,124
19962,684,767
19952,300,901
19942,258,969
19932,280,764
19922,360,138
19912,356,593
19901,981,019
19891,854,012
19881,418,324
19871,803,282
19861,783,930
19851,776,085
19841,483,976
19831,215,581
19821,605,152
19811,623,669
19801,310,550
19791,248,160
19781,527,311
19771,399,750
19761,566,300
19751,430,000
19741,313,000
19731,334,000
19721,200,000
19711,046,000
19701,056,000
19691,020,000
1968980,000
1967960,000
19661,098,000
19651,022,000
1964923,000
1963861,000
1962851,000
1961600,000

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Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice production, Iran, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Iran, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/iran. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice production, Iran, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/iran.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Iran, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/iran (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Rice production in Iran was 3,478,820 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.2% from 2023. That is the 24th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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4,560,700 tonnes in 2020, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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