Agriculture
See also: Agriculture in Iran| Name | Rank | Out of | Source | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of agricultural machinery: Tractors | 22 | 190 | World Bank | 258,000 Tractors in operation | 2003 |
| Irrigated land per capita | 14 | 173 | CIA World Factbook | ~1,153 km2 per 1 million people | 2003 |
| Total agricultural land | 15 | 199 | World Bank | 616,000 km2 of Agricultural land | 2005 |
| Total agricultural land per capita | 57 | 199 | World Bank | ~9 km2 of agricultural land per 1,000 people | 2005 |
| Area of permanent crops | 18 | 181 | Food and Agriculture Organization | 2,002,000 hectares of permanent crops, (29.4334 hectares per 1,000 people; Per capita ranking: 69/181) | 2000 |
| Arable land as % of total land area | 109 | 199 | World Bank | 9.84% of land area is arable (16,100,000 hectares) | 2005 |
| Permanent cropland area as % of total land area | 110 | 187 | World Bank | 0.92% of country's landmass is used as permanent cropland | 2005 |
| Index of agricultural production | 13 | 149 | United Nations | Index based on agricultural output for 1989-91 taken as 100; Index of Iran: 141 | 1996-98 |
| Annual diesel consumption in agriculture | 7 | 107 | United Nations | Annual diesel consumption in agriculture of 3,341,000 tonnes | 2005 |
| Agricultural electricity consumption per capita | 18 | 110 | United Nations | 241.3 kWh per capita/Year | 2005 |
| Cereal production | 13 | 149 | World Resources Institute | 141,000 tonnes of Cereal produced annually | 2001 |
| Meat production per capita | 73 | 149 | United Nations | ~21.1 kg/person annually | 1998 |
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