Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Pakistan
Pakistan: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 15.45 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.45 million hectares
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
12th
of 186 countries
All-time high
15.45 million hectares
in 2024
All-time low
7.86 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 15.45 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Pakistan peaked at 15.45 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.86 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.86 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 8.09 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 8.21 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 8.53 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 8.87 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 8.67 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 9.03 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 9.54 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 9.71 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 9.84 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 9.47 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 9.19 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 9.60 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 9.53 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 9.44 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 9.76 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 10.28 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 10.33 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 10.59 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 10.58 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.91 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 11.04 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 11.40 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 11.35 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 11.05 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 11.38 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 11.32 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 11.30 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 11.81 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 11.86 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 11.71 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 11.74 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.18 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 12.13 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 12.21 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 12.41 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 12.36 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 12.72 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 12.52 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.67 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 12.13 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 12.02 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.48 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 12.47 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.81 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 12.93 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.05 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.39 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.67 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.33 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.31 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.75 million hectares | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 13.36 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 13.96 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 13.96 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.09 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.93 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.74 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.89 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.08 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.70 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 14.01 million hectares | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 14.64 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 15.45 million hectares | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 million hectares | 7.86 million hectares | 9.71 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.80 million hectares | 9.19 million hectares | 10.59 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.21 million hectares | 10.58 million hectares | 11.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.18 million hectares | 11.71 million hectares | 12.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.76 million hectares | 12.02 million hectares | 13.67 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.63 million hectares | 12.75 million hectares | 14.09 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.58 million hectares | 14.01 million hectares | 15.45 million hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Pakistan?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Pakistan was 15.45 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.45 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Pakistan ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.