Honey by country
Iran
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Iran as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2024
FAO estimate
beehives, 2024
FAO estimate
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, Iran produced 80,249 tonnes of natural honey (FAO estimate).
Statistical estimate[1]That places it 5 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 4.0% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (25,300 t), production rose by 217%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 80,249 t in 2024, the lowest 2,450 t in 1961.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 7,259,700 beehives in 2024 (FAO estimate). That is 4 of 98 countries.
Statistical estimate[1]Dividing the two figures gives about 11.1 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Iran
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis mellifera366 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes148 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris64 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis39 GBIF records
- Ceratina cyanea33 GBIF records
- Megachile rotundata31 GBIF records
- Apis florea29 GBIF records
- Dasypoda hirtipes29 GBIF records
- Xylocopa violacea19 GBIF records
- Eucera longicornis13 GBIF records
- Osmia cornuta11 GBIF records
- Sphecodes albilabris10 GBIF records
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Iran (Islamic Republic of). Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.