Linseed — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Linseed — Area harvested was 2,408 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Linseed — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, linseed — area harvested in Pakistan stood at 2,408 ha.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 12,525 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2,190 ha, in 2022.
That places Pakistan 29th out of 64 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.
Linseed — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,260 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,450 ha | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 6,470 ha | +45.4% |
| 1964 | 6,070 ha | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 6,470 ha | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 6,070 ha | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 6,470 ha | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 7,280 ha | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 6,880 ha | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 5,670 ha | -17.6% |
| 1971 | 6,174 ha | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 7,679 ha | +24.4% |
| 1973 | 9,000 ha | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 10,250 ha | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 7,937 ha | -22.6% |
| 1976 | 7,916 ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 7,929 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 10,269 ha | +29.5% |
| 1979 | 12,525 ha | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 10,280 ha | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 10,712 ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 9,806 ha | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 8,414 ha | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 8,728 ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 9,419 ha | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 10,491 ha | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 9,856 ha | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 8,853 ha | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 9,235 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 8,683 ha | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 8,202 ha | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 8,751 ha | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 8,338 ha | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 7,606 ha | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 7,727 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8,306 ha | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 8,346 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7,974 ha | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 7,717 ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 7,249 ha | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 4,729 ha | -34.8% |
| 2002 | 6,153 ha | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 5,946 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6,172 ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5,448 ha | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 5,816 ha | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 5,241 ha | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 4,647 ha | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 5,432 ha | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 4,207 ha | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 3,946 ha | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 3,514 ha | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 3,691 ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3,302 ha | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 3,031 ha | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 3,048 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,891 ha | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2,821 ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,597 ha | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 2,385 ha | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 2,315 ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,190 ha | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 2,603 ha | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 2,408 ha | -7.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 2,408 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,704 ha, 89% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 2,408 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,070 ha, 2.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,158 ha | 4,450 ha | 7,280 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,535 ha | 5,670 ha | 12,525 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,579 ha | 8,414 ha | 10,712 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,165 ha | 7,606 ha | 8,751 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,683 ha | 4,647 ha | 7,249 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,305 ha | 2,597 ha | 4,207 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,380 ha | 2,190 ha | 2,603 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 26 Uzbekistan 3,000 ha compare
- 27 Hungary 2,780 ha compare
- 28 Chile 2,637 ha compare
- 30 Sweden 2,190 ha compare
- 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,800 ha compare
- 32 New Zealand 1,750 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 linseed — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Linseed — area harvested in Pakistan was 2,408 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12,525 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,190 ha in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 Linseed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.