Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.13 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.13 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
46th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.23 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.5948 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 2.23 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5948 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Pakistan 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6137 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5948 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6489 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.631 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7029 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7182 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7885 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7995 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8399 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8302 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8211 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8367 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8207 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7961 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8042 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8095 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8511 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8435 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9095 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9976 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9588 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 2.13 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 2.13 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0299 ha per square kilometre, 71.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7042 ha per square kilometre | 0.5948 ha per square kilometre | 0.8399 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8323 ha per square kilometre | 0.7961 ha per square kilometre | 0.9095 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.9588 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 43 Angola 2.23 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Slovenia 2.2 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 South Africa 2.13 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Nicaragua 2.08 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Albania 2.03 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.01 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 2.13 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5948 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Pakistan rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.