Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 6,179 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lentils, dry — area harvested in Pakistan stood at 6,179 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 106,101 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6,179 ha, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 23rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78,105 ha | — |
| 1962 | 71,468 ha | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 98,663 ha | +38.1% |
| 1964 | 96,761 ha | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 66,248 ha | -31.5% |
| 1966 | 58,801 ha | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 83,366 ha | +41.8% |
| 1968 | 78,308 ha | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 69,081 ha | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 65,843 ha | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 60,987 ha | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 64,000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 77,966 ha | +21.8% |
| 1974 | 95,909 ha | +23.0% |
| 1975 | 75,388 ha | -21.4% |
| 1976 | 72,918 ha | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 79,512 ha | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 89,512 ha | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 106,101 ha | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 86,373 ha | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 72,713 ha | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 74,038 ha | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 82,298 ha | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 48,820 ha | -40.7% |
| 1985 | 49,105 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 57,446 ha | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 80,811 ha | +40.7% |
| 1988 | 75,969 ha | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 75,504 ha | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 67,918 ha | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 63,400 ha | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 58,700 ha | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 63,470 ha | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 51,569 ha | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 60,994 ha | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 65,484 ha | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 69,481 ha | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 64,868 ha | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 57,809 ha | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 54,887 ha | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 46,000 ha | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 44,800 ha | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 49,000 ha | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 51,600 ha | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 43,400 ha | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 33,900 ha | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 39,000 ha | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 30,400 ha | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 30,900 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 24,000 ha | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 26,100 ha | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 22,765 ha | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 19,099 ha | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 18,220 ha | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 17,736 ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 17,891 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14,623 ha | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 13,634 ha | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 12,923 ha | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 9,540 ha | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 6,924 ha | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 6,437 ha | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 7,428 ha | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 6,179 ha | -16.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 6,179 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,114 ha, 2.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 6,179 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,339 ha, 4.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,867 ha | 58,801 ha | 98,663 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 78,814 ha | 60,987 ha | 106,101 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,308 ha | 48,820 ha | 86,373 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,369 ha | 51,569 ha | 69,481 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,389 ha | 30,400 ha | 54,887 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,699 ha | 12,923 ha | 26,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,302 ha | 6,179 ha | 9,540 ha | 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 lentils, dry — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Pakistan was 6,179 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 106,101 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,179 ha in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 23rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. 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, published as part of Lentils, dry — 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.