Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Iran
Iran: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was 4.44 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Iran, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Iran stood at 4.44 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 534.1% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Iran peaked at 18.93 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -29.88 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Iran ranks 48th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Iran, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 5.9 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1993 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 1994 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 1995 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +103.4% |
| 1996 | -3.14 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 1997 | 0.438 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 1998 | 16.34 % change on previous year | +3630.6% |
| 1999 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 2000 | -10.47 % change on previous year | +103.6% |
| 2001 | 5.31 % change on previous year | -150.7% |
| 2002 | 17.61 % change on previous year | +231.4% |
| 2003 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 2004 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 2005 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -439.1% |
| 2006 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 2007 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2008 | -29.88 % change on previous year | -1243.6% |
| 2009 | 16.06 % change on previous year | -153.7% |
| 2010 | 8.83 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 2011 | -21.15 % change on previous year | -339.7% |
| 2012 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2013 | 5.83 % change on previous year | +215.0% |
| 2014 | 11.07 % change on previous year | +89.9% |
| 2015 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 18.93 % change on previous year | +116.3% |
| 2017 | -4.61 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 2018 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -208.3% |
| 2019 | -0.1355 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 2020 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +870.8% |
| 2021 | -12.12 % change on previous year | +821.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6995 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 2023 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +534.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 4.44 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5169 % change on previous year, 8.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iran's 4.44 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.81 % change on previous year, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +3630.6% | 0.438 % change on previous year | 16.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.15 % change on previous year | -5.14 % change on previous year | 16.34 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6656 % change on previous year | -29.88 % change on previous year | 17.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 % change on previous year | -21.15 % change on previous year | 18.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.07 % change on previous year | -12.12 % change on previous year | 4.44 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 45 Slovenia 4.75 % change on previous year compare
- 46 North Macedonia 4.62 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Egypt 4.55 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Nepal 3.91 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Ireland 3.71 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Chile 3.51 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Iran
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,420 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0873 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Iran?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Iran was 4.44 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 18.93 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.88 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Iran rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- Iran ranks 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.