Pigeon peas, dry — Yield in Pakistan
Pakistan: Pigeon peas, dry — Yield was 711.4 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pigeon peas, dry — Yield in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pigeon peas, dry — yield in Pakistan is 711.4 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — yield in Pakistan peaked at 1,004 kg/ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 295.1 kg/ha, in 1969.
That places Pakistan 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Pigeon peas, dry — Yield in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 408.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 549.5 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 1963 | 486.9 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 406.8 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1965 | 448.4 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 549 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1967 | 523.7 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 534.8 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 295.1 kg/ha | -44.8% |
| 1970 | 583.9 kg/ha | +97.9% |
| 1971 | 546.2 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 611.2 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 584.6 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 627.8 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 558 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 1,004 kg/ha | +79.9% |
| 1977 | 564.7 kg/ha | -43.8% |
| 1978 | 654.3 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 522.6 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 535.7 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 535.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 543.9 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 551.7 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 551.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 625.7 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 645.6 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 628.2 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 623.6 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 625 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 666.7 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 701.4 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 715.5 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 731.7 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 750.4 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 772.2 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 798.1 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 806.1 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 709.4 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 664.2 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 663.5 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 663.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 663.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 663.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 663.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 703.1 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 733.6 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 698.7 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 730.5 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 699.8 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 730.7 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 702 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 710.7 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 714.4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 709 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 711.4 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 711.4 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 766.4 kg/ha, 93% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pigeon peas, dry — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +97.9% | 295.1 kg/ha | 583.9 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +79.9% | 558 kg/ha | 1,004 kg/ha |
| 1969 | -44.8% | 534.8 kg/ha | 295.1 kg/ha |
| 1977 | -43.8% | 1,004 kg/ha | 564.7 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +34.6% | 408.2 kg/ha | 549.5 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 466.93 kg/ha | 295.1 kg/ha | 549.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 625.73 kg/ha | 522.6 kg/ha | 1,004 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 586.68 kg/ha | 535.7 kg/ha | 645.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 684.05 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha | 701.4 kg/ha | 2 |
| 2000s | 734.57 kg/ha | 663.5 kg/ha | 806.1 kg/ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 695.04 kg/ha | 663.5 kg/ha | 733.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 709.5 kg/ha | 702 kg/ha | 714.4 kg/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 pigeon peas, dry — yield in Pakistan?
- Pigeon peas, dry — yield in Pakistan was 711.4 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — yield recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,004 kg/ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — yield recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 295.1 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Pakistan rank for pigeon peas, dry — yield?
- Pakistan ranks 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — yield rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pigeon peas, dry — Yield. 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.