Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 440 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Pakistan stood at 440 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 10,900 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 337 ha, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 21st of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,700 ha | +19.8% |
| 1963 | 10,100 ha | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 10,500 ha | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 9,700 ha | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 10,100 ha | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 10,500 ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 10,900 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 9,300 ha | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 8,989 ha | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 9,509 ha | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 9,533 ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 10,156 ha | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 10,656 ha | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 10,794 ha | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 10,165 ha | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 10,123 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 7,662 ha | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 8,527 ha | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 10,487 ha | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 10,822 ha | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 10,210 ha | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 10,034 ha | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 9,226 ha | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 8,473 ha | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 7,439 ha | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 7,779 ha | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 6,579 ha | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 7,664 ha | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 6,045 ha | -21.1% |
| 1991 | 5,402 ha | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 5,132 ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 4,069 ha | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 3,946 ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 3,780 ha | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 3,385 ha | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 3,056 ha | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 2,774 ha | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 2,803 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3,085 ha | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 3,203 ha | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,400 ha | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 2,300 ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,800 ha | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,716 ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1,573 ha | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 1,469 ha | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,330 ha | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 1,116 ha | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 969 ha | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 821 ha | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 671 ha | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 508 ha | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 337 ha | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 505 ha | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 450 ha | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 431 ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 462 ha | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 428 ha | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 440 ha | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 443 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 437 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 440 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,878 ha | 8,100 ha | 10,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,611 ha | 7,662 ha | 10,794 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,871 ha | 6,579 ha | 10,822 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,039 ha | 2,774 ha | 6,045 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,068 ha | 1,330 ha | 3,203 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 627 ha | 337 ha | 1,116 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 437.6 ha | 428 ha | 443 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 559 ha compare
- 19 Central African Republic 552 ha compare
- 20 Myanmar 459 ha compare
- 22 Guatemala 433 ha compare
- 23 Madagascar 412 ha compare
- 24 Bangladesh 73 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 kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Pakistan was 440 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,900 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 337 ha in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — 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.