Cotton yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Cotton yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Pakistan is 1.71 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Pakistan peaked at 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6682 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
That places Pakistan 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8353 tonnes per hectare | 0.6966 tonnes per hectare | 0.9213 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9337 tonnes per hectare | 0.6994 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.6682 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 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 cotton yields in Pakistan?
- Cotton yields in Pakistan was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6682 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Pakistan rank for cotton yields?
- Pakistan ranks 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.