Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0109 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Pakistan stood at 0.0109 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 315.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0302 tonnes per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 tonnes per person, in 1969.
Pakistan ranks 181st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -39.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | +77.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -53.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | +75.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -98.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +1157.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +137.7% |
| 1973 | 0.021 tonnes per person | +72.0% |
| 1974 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -59.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +105.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | +105.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -73.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -52.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -28.7% |
| 1985 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +226.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +87.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -80.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +54.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +248.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -54.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +104.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | -35.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -29.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -68.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -84.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +64.9% |
| 2003 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -45.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +986.4% |
| 2006 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -82.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +1073.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +57.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -90.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -50.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +236.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -74.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +64.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -61.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +2253.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0109 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0109 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2253.5% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +1157.7% | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person |
| 2008 | +1073.0% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person |
| 2005 | +986.4% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0182 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0146 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0171 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Pakistan?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0109 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0302 tonnes per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 1969.
- How does Pakistan rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.