Groundnut yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Groundnut yields was 0.9019 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9019 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
85th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.52 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
All-time low
0.6087 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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 groundnut yields in Pakistan is 0.9019 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Pakistan peaked at 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.6087 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
That places Pakistan 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1963 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1965 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7835 tonnes per hectare | -34.4% |
| 1988 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +45.5% |
| 1989 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7225 tonnes per hectare | -35.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7377 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7904 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8788 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9213 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6087 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8178 tonnes per hectare | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9205 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9963 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9003 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9976 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7947 tonnes per hectare | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8688 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9868 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9187 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8926 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.943 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8852 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8465 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9019 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.9019 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 76% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.9019 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.31 tonnes per hectare, 27% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +45.5% | 0.7835 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.7835 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8962 tonnes per hectare | 0.6087 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9276 tonnes per hectare | 0.7947 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8938 tonnes per hectare | 0.8465 tonnes per hectare | 0.943 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 groundnut yields in Pakistan?
- Groundnut yields in Pakistan was 0.9019 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 groundnut yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6087 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for groundnut yields?
- Pakistan ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.