Markazi

Population (2016)

1،429،475

1.8% of total (Rank 19)

Capital City

Arak

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Total Area (2024)

29،196 (Km²)

1.8% of total (Rank 14)

Literacy Rate (2016)

82.8 (%)

Rank 16 of total

Share in Total Value Added (2022)

2،854،392 (Billion Rials)

2.13% of total (Rank 13)

Share in GDP (2022)

2،724،686 (Billion Rials))

2.15% of total (Rank 14)

VAD of agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing sector (2022)

216،643 (Billion Rials)

1.9% of total (Rank 23)

Agricultural exploitation area (2022)

648،355 (Hectares)

3.73% of total (Rank 13)

Agricultural exploitation area to Total Area Ratio

14.3 (%)

Rank 13 of total

Cultivation area (2024)

604،153 (Hectares)

3.92% of total (Rank 12)

Gardening exploitation area (2024)

44،202 (Hectares)

2.27% of total (Rank 15)

Crop yield (rainfed) (2024)

1،241 (Kg/Hectare)

Rank 21 of total

Crop yield (irrigated) (2024)

8،838 (Kg/Hectare)

Rank 24 of total

Garden yield (rainfed) (2024)

429 (Kg/Hectare)

Rank 27 of total

Garden yield (irrigated) (2024)

7،586 (Kg/Hectare)

Rank 22 of total

Number of sheep and lambs (2024)

1،302،433

2.6% of total (Rank 17)

Number of goats and kids (2024)

246،666

1.4% of total (Rank 21)

Number of cows and calves (2024)

150،418

2.1% of total (Rank 20)

Number of buffaloes (2024)

120

0.1% of total (Rank 14)

Number of camels (2024)

25

0.01% of total (Rank 24)

Warm water fish (carp and sturgeon) (2024)

166 (Tons)

0.05% of total (Rank 26)

Cold water fish (2024)

9،254 (Tons)

3.49% of total (Rank 11)

Water Resources (2024)

299 (Tons)

0.36% of total (Rank 23)

Freshwater shrimp and king prawn (2024)

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Salted Shrimp (2024)

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Red meat (2024)

21.6 (Thousand Tons)

2.34% of total (Rank 16)

Raw milk (2024)

262.03 (Thousand Tons)

2.05% of total (Rank 12)

Chicken meat (2024)

64.257 (Thousand Tons)

2.07% of total (Rank 17)

Eggs (2024)

59.39 (Thousand Tons)

4.42% of total (Rank 10)

Honey (2024)

1.18 (Thousand Tons)

0.92% of total (Rank 22)