Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Chick peas, dry — Area harvested was 796,979 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Pakistan stood at 796,979 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 1.24 million ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 796,979 ha, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 4th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 million ha | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 1.23 million ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.11 million ha | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 1.21 million ha | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 1.07 million ha | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 1.24 million ha | +16.3% |
| 1968 | 1.12 million ha | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 959,000 ha | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 927,954 ha | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 914,213 ha | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 964,433 ha | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million ha | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million ha | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 996,468 ha | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 1.07 million ha | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.10 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.22 million ha | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 1.13 million ha | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 842,900 ha | -25.3% |
| 1982 | 901,600 ha | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 892,900 ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 919,600 ha | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 million ha | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 1.03 million ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.08 million ha | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 820,600 ha | -24.2% |
| 1989 | 979,400 ha | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million ha | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 996,900 ha | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 1.01 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.06 million ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million ha | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million ha | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.10 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 971,800 ha | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 905,000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 933,900 ha | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 963,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 982,300 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million ha | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million ha | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million ha | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 991,951 ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 949,513 ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 942,673 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 939,488 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 971,043 ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 976,580 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 943,058 ha | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 943,860 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 882,718 ha | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 861,688 ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 842,749 ha | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 796,979 ha | -5.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 796,979 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,210 ha, 189.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 796,979 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,834 ha, 434.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 million ha | 959,000 ha | 1.24 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 million ha | 914,213 ha | 1.22 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 961,460 ha | 820,600 ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 million ha | 996,900 ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million ha | 905,000 ha | 1.11 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 984,245 ha | 939,488 ha | 1.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 865,599 ha | 796,979 ha | 943,860 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 India 9.59 million ha compare
- 2 Australia 1.04 million ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 1.04 million ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 459,430 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 429,729 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 359,711 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 60,352 ha compare
- 6 Myanmar 323,310 ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 25,756 ha compare
- 7 Ethiopia 207,378 ha compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 792 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 chick peas, dry — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Chick peas, dry — area harvested in Pakistan was 796,979 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 796,979 ha in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for chick peas, dry — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chick peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Chick peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.