Corn yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Corn yields was 6.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn yields in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 6.13 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Pakistan peaked at 6.39 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9956 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Pakistan ranks 49th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.9956 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1 tonnes per hectare | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 93.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 154.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 60.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 14.64 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Pakistan?
- Corn yields in Pakistan was 6.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9956 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Pakistan rank for corn yields?
- Pakistan ranks 49th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.