Potato yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Potato yields was 24.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Pakistan is 24.9 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Pakistan peaked at 25.27 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.45 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 57th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.15 tonnes per hectare | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | 10.96 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.77 tonnes per hectare | 9.85 tonnes per hectare | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.11 tonnes per hectare | 9.69 tonnes per hectare | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.66 tonnes per hectare | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | 16.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.18 tonnes per hectare | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | 20.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.88 tonnes per hectare | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | 24.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.84 tonnes per hectare | 24.43 tonnes per hectare | 25.27 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 potato yields in Pakistan?
- Potato yields in Pakistan was 24.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.27 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.45 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for potato yields?
- Pakistan ranks 57th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.