Barley — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barley — Area harvested was 40,235 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — area harvested in Pakistan is 40,235 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 263,100 ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 38,238 ha, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 64th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 187,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 186,600 ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 196,300 ha | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 176,400 ha | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 185,300 ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 154,600 ha | -16.6% |
| 1967 | 161,900 ha | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 173,600 ha | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 155,800 ha | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 157,424 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 140,800 ha | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 156,600 ha | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 164,400 ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 204,640 ha | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 193,719 ha | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 185,626 ha | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 174,295 ha | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 166,727 ha | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 177,700 ha | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 159,300 ha | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 259,400 ha | +62.8% |
| 1982 | 221,600 ha | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 263,100 ha | +18.7% |
| 1984 | 199,900 ha | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 190,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 188,800 ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 182,300 ha | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 145,000 ha | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 158,700 ha | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 154,700 ha | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 156,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 149,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 159,500 ha | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 150,600 ha | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 165,000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 171,600 ha | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 152,100 ha | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 162,700 ha | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 137,200 ha | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 123,600 ha | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 113,000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 110,600 ha | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 107,700 ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 101,600 ha | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 93,300 ha | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 89,900 ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 94,000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 91,100 ha | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 86,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 84,100 ha | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 77,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 72,200 ha | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 72,982 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70,778 ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 67,754 ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 66,048 ha | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 60,914 ha | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 57,582 ha | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 56,483 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 48,981 ha | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 41,840 ha | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 38,238 ha | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 40,563 ha | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 40,235 ha | -0.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 40,235 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,929 ha, 2.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 40,235 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,000 ha, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +62.8% | 159,300 ha | 259,400 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175,278 ha | 154,600 ha | 196,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 172,193 ha | 140,800 ha | 204,640 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 196,810 ha | 145,000 ha | 263,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 155,920 ha | 137,200 ha | 171,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,080 ha | 86,000 ha | 123,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,594 ha | 56,483 ha | 84,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,971 ha | 38,238 ha | 48,981 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 61 Eritrea 45,000 ha compare
- 62 North Macedonia 44,739 ha compare
- 63 Armenia 41,663 ha compare
- 65 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 38,180 ha compare
- 66 Jordan 35,805 ha compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 32,587 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Barley — area harvested in Pakistan was 40,235 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 263,100 ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,238 ha in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for barley — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 64th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.