8% Agro Share in Iran’s GDP

The agriculture sector currently accounts for $40 billion or 8% of Iran's annual gross domestic product.
According to Agriculture Minister Kazem Khavazi, some 4.3 million farmers produce a total of 124 million tons of agricultural products per year on more than 18.5 million hectares. 
Agronomical products, he added, account for over 83.5 million tons of the total sum, IRNA reported. 
"It is estimated that wheat, barley, sugar, oilseed, pulses, cotton boll and fodder production will reach 14 million tons, 3.5 million tons, 1.5 million tons, 560,000 tons, 680,000 tons, 220,000 tons and 22 million tons respectively by the [fiscal] yearend {March 20, 2021}," he said.
“Some 23 million tons of orchard crops are estimated to be produced this year, with citrus fruits, apples, grapes, pomegranates, dates and greenhouse products accounting for 5.4 million tons, 4 million tons, 3.2 million tons, 1.6 million tons, 1.2 million tons and 3 million tons respectively.”