Okra — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Okra — Area harvested was 27,310 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for okra — area harvested in Pakistan is 27,310 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 27,310 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Pakistan ranks 7th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 5,022 ha | — |
| 1981 | 4,813 ha | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 5,594 ha | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 6,329 ha | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 7,214 ha | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 7,253 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 8,225 ha | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 8,502 ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 8,417 ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 9,070 ha | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 9,851 ha | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 10,393 ha | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 10,494 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 11,090 ha | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 10,870 ha | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 11,345 ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 12,075 ha | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 12,405 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 13,077 ha | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 13,447 ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 13,148 ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 12,884 ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 13,443 ha | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 13,833 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 14,384 ha | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 14,688 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 14,780 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 14,996 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 15,081 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15,179 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 14,148 ha | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 13,919 ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 14,461 ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 14,147 ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 14,855 ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 15,529 ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 15,923 ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15,668 ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 15,713 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16,239 ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 26,175 ha | +61.2% |
| 2021 | 23,543 ha | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 25,261 ha | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 25,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 27,310 ha | +9.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 27,310 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,534 ha, 7.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 27,310 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 523 ha, 52.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Okra — Area harvested in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +61.2% | 16,239 ha | 26,175 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,044 ha | 4,813 ha | 9,070 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,505 ha | 9,851 ha | 13,447 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,242 ha | 12,884 ha | 15,179 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,060 ha | 13,919 ha | 16,239 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,458 ha | 23,543 ha | 27,310 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 4 Mali 55,506 ha compare
- 5 Guinea 47,514 ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 9,690 ha compare
- 6 Cameroon 32,016 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 4,281 ha compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 3,609 ha compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 63,878 ha compare
- 8 Sudan 27,234 ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 510 ha compare
- 9 Benin 23,000 ha compare
- 9 Micronesia 0 ha
- 10 Sudan (former) 21,504 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 okra — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Okra — area harvested in Pakistan was 27,310 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27,310 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for okra — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. 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 Okra — 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.