Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Pakistan
Pakistan: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 12,214 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Pakistan stood at 12,214 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Pakistan peaked at 19,356 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 11th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 12,138 ha | — |
| 1981 | 11,919 ha | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 13,076 ha | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 14,049 ha | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 15,413 ha | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 15,310 ha | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 15,107 ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 18,779 ha | +24.3% |
| 1988 | 19,356 ha | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 19,167 ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 19,072 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 9,271 ha | -51.4% |
| 1992 | 9,985 ha | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 10,465 ha | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 10,636 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 10,840 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 11,560 ha | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 8,996 ha | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 9,307 ha | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 9,457 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8,827 ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 9,064 ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 9,859 ha | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 9,836 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9,928 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10,253 ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 10,581 ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 10,342 ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 9,884 ha | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 10,138 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 10,544 ha | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 11,649 ha | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 12,296 ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 12,927 ha | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 12,837 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12,493 ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 12,430 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12,730 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 14,142 ha | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 14,445 ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 10,363 ha | -28.3% |
| 2021 | 11,585 ha | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 11,596 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12,552 ha | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 12,214 ha | -2.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 12,214 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,327 ha, 5.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 12,214 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 962 ha, 12.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -51.4% | 19,072 ha | 9,271 ha |
| 2020 | -28.3% | 14,445 ha | 10,363 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,431 ha | 11,919 ha | 19,356 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,959 ha | 8,996 ha | 19,072 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,871 ha | 8,827 ha | 10,581 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,649 ha | 10,544 ha | 14,445 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,662 ha | 10,363 ha | 12,552 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 16,541 ha compare
- 8 Thailand 17,040 ha compare
- 9 Eritrea 15,193 ha compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 8,269 ha compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 13,406 ha compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,520 ha compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 993 ha compare
- 12 Ecuador 10,626 ha compare
- 12 Polynesia 739 ha compare
- 13 France 9,899 ha compare
- 13 Micronesia 640 ha compare
- 14 Eswatini 9,149 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 edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Pakistan?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Pakistan was 12,214 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19,356 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Pakistan ranks 11th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — 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.