Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Production in Pakistan
Pakistan: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Production was 266.4 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Production in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production in Pakistan stood at 266.4 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production in Pakistan peaked at 7,800 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 203.91 t, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Production in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,900 t | — |
| 1962 | 7,100 t | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 7,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,800 t | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 6,500 t | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 7,400 t | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 6,500 t | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 7,100 t | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 6,300 t | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 6,265 t | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 6,393 t | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 6,486 t | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 6,889 t | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 7,011 t | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 7,156 t | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 7,015 t | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 7,041 t | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5,537 t | -21.4% |
| 1979 | 5,524 t | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 6,862 t | +24.2% |
| 1981 | 6,889 t | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 6,676 t | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 6,771 t | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 6,349 t | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 5,830 t | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 5,138 t | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 4,547 t | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 3,918 t | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 4,764 t | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 3,739 t | -21.5% |
| 1991 | 3,386 t | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 3,269 t | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2,596 t | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 2,593 t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,467 t | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 2,212 t | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 2,022 t | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 1,862 t | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 1,884 t | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,141 t | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 2,193 t | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,700 t | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 1,600 t | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1,100 t | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 1,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,065 t | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1,000 t | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 917.33 t | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 824.41 t | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 687.29 t | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 593.02 t | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 498.75 t | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 405.18 t | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 308.1 t | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 203.91 t | -33.8% |
| 2016 | 305.73 t | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 272.58 t | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 260.74 t | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 279.68 t | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 258.79 t | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 266.4 t | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 268.29 t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 264.5 t | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 266.4 t | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,967 t | 6,300 t | 7,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,532 t | 5,524 t | 7,156 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,774 t | 3,918 t | 6,889 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,603 t | 1,862 t | 3,739 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,364 t | 824.41 t | 2,193 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 381.5 t | 203.91 t | 687.29 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 264.88 t | 258.79 t | 268.29 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 18 Myanmar 354.27 t compare
- 19 Ethiopia PDR 310 t compare
- 20 Guatemala 274.7 t compare
- 22 Bangladesh 217.83 t compare
- 23 Madagascar 159.6 t compare
- 24 Central African Republic 116.39 t 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 — production in Pakistan?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production in Pakistan was 266.4 t 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 — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,800 t in 1964.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.91 t in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production?
- Pakistan ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 — Production. 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.