All sugar crops production in Iran
In 2024 Iran produced 14.2 million t of all sugar crops, the 20th largest in the world (0.64% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 26%. The record was 16.0 million t in 2017. Area harvested: 184,287 ha, yield 77.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 14.2 million t
- World rank
- 20 of 137
- 10-year change
- +26%
- Record
- 16.0 million t
- 2017
All sugar crops in Iran, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Iran compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.64%
- 0.52% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 77.3
- world 70.9 (+9.0%)
- kg per person
- 156
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +26%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Poland | 18,430,330 | 0.82% |
| 19 | South Africa | 16,741,000 | 0.75% |
| 20 | Iran | 14,239,057 | 0.64% |
| 21 | Ukraine | 12,798,210 | 0.57% |
| 22 | Myanmar | 12,469,027 | 0.56% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Iran is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,239,057 | +4.4% | 184,287 | 77.27 |
| 2023 | 13,644,883 | +1.8% | 181,205 | 75.30 |
| 2022 | 13,405,118 | +1.0% | 174,306 | 76.91 |
| 2021 | 13,275,185 | −3.0% | 175,269 | 75.74 |
| 2020 | 13,688,835 | −2.5% | 185,962 | 73.61 |
| 2019 | 14,045,651 | −8.7% | 189,158 | 74.25 |
| 2018 | 15,390,805 | −3.9% | 207,504 | 74.17 |
| 2017 | 16,020,375 | +19% | 224,030 | 71.51 |
| 2016 | 13,445,234 | +3.4% | 199,769 | 67.30 |
| 2015 | 13,001,230 | +15% | 192,196 | 67.65 |
| 2014 | 11,319,630 | +13% | 186,182 | 60.80 |
| 2013 | 10,004,371 | +6.1% | 169,104 | 59.16 |
| 2012 | 9,431,261 | −8.8% | 179,483 | 52.55 |
| 2011 | 10,346,196 | +8.7% | 175,448 | 58.97 |
| 2010 | 9,514,293 | +97% | 165,546 | 57.47 |
| 2009 | 4,836,792 | −13% | 114,251 | 42.33 |
| 2008 | 5,536,337 | −48% | 122,922 | 45.04 |
| 2007 | 10,722,061 | −8.1% | 220,967 | 48.52 |
| 2006 | 11,668,504 | +12% | 252,466 | 46.22 |
| 2005 | 10,432,812 | −3.6% | 216,272 | 48.24 |
| 2004 | 10,827,333 | −2.7% | 216,918 | 49.91 |
| 2003 | 11,129,174 | +13% | 233,355 | 47.69 |
| 2002 | 9,809,961 | +25% | 234,459 | 41.84 |
| 2001 | 7,844,448 | +17% | 208,526 | 37.62 |
| 2000 | 6,699,187 | −14% | 188,273 | 35.58 |
| 1999 | 7,784,216 | +12% | 211,949 | 36.73 |
| 1998 | 6,957,175 | +2.1% | 212,827 | 32.69 |
| 1997 | 6,813,092 | +23% | 216,255 | 31.50 |
| 1996 | 5,519,810 | −25% | 175,007 | 31.54 |
| 1995 | 7,379,845 | +3.2% | 227,708 | 32.41 |
| 1994 | 7,151,971 | −1.7% | 230,032 | 31.09 |
| 1993 | 7,275,428 | −7.4% | 205,876 | 35.34 |
| 1992 | 7,860,893 | +23% | 230,595 | 34.09 |
| 1991 | 6,374,478 | +20% | 199,827 | 31.90 |
| 1990 | 5,300,413 | +6.0% | 173,761 | 30.50 |
| 1989 | 5,001,004 | +0.7% | 175,285 | 28.53 |
| 1988 | 4,968,518 | −18% | 162,332 | 30.61 |
| 1987 | 6,030,068 | −18% | 199,534 | 30.22 |
| 1986 | 7,327,058 | +16% | 205,009 | 35.74 |
| 1985 | 6,336,385 | +15% | 172,455 | 36.74 |
| 1984 | 5,518,275 | −3.2% | 161,280 | 34.22 |
| 1983 | 5,701,256 | −7.0% | 193,763 | 29.42 |
| 1982 | 6,131,239 | +24% | 205,145 | 29.89 |
| 1981 | 4,929,592 | −0.3% | 177,588 | 27.76 |
| 1980 | 4,946,786 | −5.3% | 173,000 | 28.59 |
| 1979 | 5,223,200 | +15% | 160,200 | 32.60 |
| 1978 | 4,557,701 | −12% | 160,082 | 28.47 |
| 1977 | 5,187,536 | −15% | 176,761 | 29.35 |
| 1976 | 6,071,760 | +5.2% | 209,950 | 28.92 |
| 1975 | 5,770,000 | +11% | 209,014 | 27.61 |
| 1974 | 5,175,000 | +4.9% | 184,149 | 28.10 |
| 1973 | 4,931,000 | +10% | 167,792 | 29.39 |
| 1972 | 4,470,000 | +2.8% | 152,847 | 29.24 |
| 1971 | 4,350,000 | +8.9% | 154,106 | 28.23 |
| 1970 | 3,994,000 | −1.0% | 173,900 | 22.97 |
| 1969 | 4,034,272 | +4.4% | 157,216 | 25.66 |
| 1968 | 3,863,586 | +18% | 150,233 | 25.72 |
| 1967 | 3,266,000 | +15% | 136,183 | 23.98 |
| 1966 | 2,845,000 | +58% | 116,179 | 24.49 |
| 1965 | 1,803,000 | +37% | 68,919 | 26.16 |
| 1964 | 1,320,000 | −4.7% | 68,462 | 19.28 |
| 1963 | 1,385,000 | +12% | 57,815 | 23.96 |
| 1962 | 1,234,000 | +25% | 53,420 | 23.10 |
| 1961 | 989,440 | — | 51,314 | 19.28 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Iran?
Iran produced 14.2 million t in 2024, 0.64% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Iran rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Iran ranked 20th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Iran changed?
It rose by 26% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 16.0 million t in 2017.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Iran?
77.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (14.2 million t from 184,287 ha), against a world average of 70.9 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Iran is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.