Dates — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Dates — Area harvested was 92,977 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, dates — area harvested in Pakistan stood at 92,977 ha.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 99,466 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,700 ha, in 1963.
That places Pakistan 4th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 8,700 ha | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 18,500 ha | +112.6% |
| 1965 | 19,700 ha | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 17,700 ha | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 18,600 ha | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 20,200 ha | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 19,400 ha | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 18,500 ha | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 23,900 ha | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 21,400 ha | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 22,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 19,800 ha | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 22,471 ha | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 24,335 ha | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 22,918 ha | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 22,640 ha | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 23,100 ha | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 24,135 ha | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 27,878 ha | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 30,525 ha | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 32,402 ha | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 33,100 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 38,700 ha | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 40,500 ha | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 40,300 ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 41,300 ha | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 41,795 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 42,014 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 42,396 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 41,237 ha | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 73,167 ha | +77.4% |
| 1994 | 73,501 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73,915 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 74,559 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 75,100 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 75,500 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 76,900 ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 78,590 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 78,469 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 77,866 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 74,791 ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 81,727 ha | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 81,991 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 84,695 ha | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 90,135 ha | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 90,700 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 90,584 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 90,124 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 93,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 89,600 ha | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 89,654 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91,145 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 97,107 ha | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 97,713 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98,415 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98,857 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 99,466 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95,619 ha | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 96,514 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94,866 ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 96,397 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 92,977 ha | -3.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 92,977 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,918 ha, 48.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 92,977 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31,182 ha, 3.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +112.6% | 8,700 ha | 18,500 ha |
| 1993 | +77.4% | 41,237 ha | 73,167 ha |
| 1971 | +29.2% | 18,500 ha | 23,900 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,633 ha | 8,700 ha | 20,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,116 ha | 18,500 ha | 24,335 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,064 ha | 24,135 ha | 41,795 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,829 ha | 41,237 ha | 76,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,955 ha | 74,791 ha | 90,700 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,518 ha | 89,600 ha | 99,466 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,275 ha | 92,977 ha | 96,514 ha | 5 |
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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 dates — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Dates — area harvested in Pakistan was 92,977 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99,466 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,700 ha in 1963.
- How does Pakistan rank for dates — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — 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.