Barley yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barley yields was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, barley yields in Pakistan stood at 1.09 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Pakistan peaked at 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5369 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Pakistan 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6096 tonnes per hectare | 0.5369 tonnes per hectare | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6875 tonnes per hectare | 0.6463 tonnes per hectare | 0.7276 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7067 tonnes per hectare | 0.5924 tonnes per hectare | 0.7719 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare | 0.8487 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9463 tonnes per hectare | 0.8752 tonnes per hectare | 0.9862 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9264 tonnes per hectare | 0.849 tonnes per hectare | 0.9682 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9636 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 93.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 154.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 60.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 14.64 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Pakistan?
- Barley yields in Pakistan was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5369 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Pakistan rank for barley yields?
- Pakistan ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.