FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Onions, dry production in Iran
In 2024 Iran produced 2.2 million t of onions, dry, the 9th largest in the world (2.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 4.7%. The record was 2.4 million t in 2015. Area harvested: 55,362 ha, yield 39.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 2.2 million t
- World rank
- 9 of 139
- 10-year change
- +4.7%
- Record
- 2.4 million t
- 2015
Onions, dry in Iran, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,162,900 | +7.3% | 55,362 | 39.07 |
| 2023 | 2,016,056 | +4.7% | 52,503 | 38.40 |
| 2022 | 1,925,400 | −19% | 51,531 | 37.36 |
| 2021 | 2,365,544 | +11% | 63,311 | 37.36 |
| 2020 | 2,127,631 | +7.4% | 56,207 | 37.85 |
| 2019 | 1,980,683 | +31% | 52,635 | 37.63 |
| 2018 | 1,517,677 | −11% | 40,901 | 37.11 |
| 2017 | 1,700,943 | −29% | 45,840 | 37.11 |
| 2016 | 2,400,585 | −1.0% | 62,297 | 38.53 |
| 2015 | 2,426,050 | +17% | 63,685 | 38.09 |
| 2014 | 2,065,502 | +0.8% | 55,082 | 37.50 |
| 2013 | 2,050,000 | +5.8% | 55,415 | 36.99 |
| 2012 | 1,938,000 | −11% | 54,950 | 35.27 |
| 2011 | 2,173,002 | +13% | 61,865 | 35.12 |
| 2010 | 1,929,001 | +26% | 55,858 | 34.53 |
| 2009 | 1,529,996 | −17% | 48,293 | 31.68 |
| 2008 | 1,851,008 | −8.1% | 64,021 | 28.91 |
| 2007 | 2,013,564 | −1.2% | 58,751 | 34.27 |
| 2006 | 2,038,363 | +21% | 59,247 | 34.40 |
| 2005 | 1,685,450 | +3.6% | 49,950 | 33.74 |
| 2004 | 1,626,885 | +3.4% | 48,424 | 33.60 |
| 2003 | 1,573,812 | +2.9% | 45,783 | 34.38 |
| 2002 | 1,528,853 | +7.7% | 45,299 | 33.75 |
| 2001 | 1,419,296 | +5.6% | 47,206 | 30.07 |
| 2000 | 1,343,588 | −20% | 43,994 | 30.54 |
| 1999 | 1,676,896 | +39% | 55,776 | 30.06 |
| 1998 | 1,209,850 | +4.5% | 47,921 | 25.25 |
| 1997 | 1,157,218 | −3.5% | 46,499 | 24.89 |
| 1996 | 1,199,623 | +6.1% | 40,985 | 29.27 |
| 1995 | 1,130,473 | +1.6% | 47,997 | 23.55 |
| 1994 | 1,112,422 | +16% | 40,083 | 27.75 |
| 1993 | 957,404 | −27% | 38,521 | 24.85 |
| 1992 | 1,305,003 | +16% | 46,008 | 28.36 |
| 1991 | 1,125,048 | −7.2% | 44,241 | 25.43 |
| 1990 | 1,212,742 | +75% | 60,501 | 20.04 |
| 1989 | 692,294 | +13% | 25,481 | 27.17 |
| 1988 | 611,662 | −34% | 25,025 | 24.44 |
| 1987 | 923,051 | +12% | 44,434 | 20.77 |
| 1986 | 823,740 | +15% | 43,729 | 18.84 |
| 1985 | 719,251 | −15% | 39,345 | 18.28 |
| 1984 | 843,895 | +15% | 43,437 | 19.43 |
| 1983 | 736,318 | −24% | 41,514 | 17.74 |
| 1982 | 964,874 | +43% | 53,908 | 17.90 |
| 1981 | 675,726 | +7.1% | 39,827 | 16.97 |
| 1980 | 631,000 | +23% | 40,000 | 15.78 |
| 1979 | 515,000 | +1.8% | 37,000 | 13.92 |
| 1978 | 506,000 | +29% | 31,000 | 16.32 |
| 1977 | 392,000 | +15% | 34,000 | 11.53 |
| 1976 | 340,000 | +3.0% | 30,000 | 11.33 |
| 1975 | 330,000 | +8.2% | 30,000 | 11.00 |
| 1974 | 305,000 | −0.7% | 30,000 | 10.17 |
| 1973 | 307,000 | +19% | 30,000 | 10.23 |
| 1972 | 258,000 | +3.2% | 30,000 | 8.60 |
| 1971 | 250,000 | +2.5% | 20,000 | 12.50 |
| 1970 | 244,000 | −8.6% | 16,000 | 15.25 |
| 1969 | 267,000 | +43% | 17,000 | 15.71 |
| 1968 | 187,000 | +5.1% | 15,000 | 12.47 |
| 1967 | 178,000 | +16% | 15,000 | 11.87 |
| 1966 | 154,000 | +28% | 13,500 | 11.41 |
| 1965 | 120,000 | +9.1% | 10,500 | 11.43 |
| 1964 | 110,000 | −8.3% | 9,500 | 11.58 |
| 1963 | 120,000 | +20% | 10,500 | 11.43 |
| 1962 | 100,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 11.11 |
| 1961 | 100,000 | — | 9,000 | 11.11 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.