Potato yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Potato yields was 24.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.9 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
57th
of 159 countries
All-time high
25.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
7.45 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 159 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.
Potato yields in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 9.28 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1963 | 9.07 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 9.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 9.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 8.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 9.36 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 10.96 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 10.52 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 11.32 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 11.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 10.36 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 10.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 11.22 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 9.85 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1979 | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 10.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 10.05 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 10.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 9.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 9.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 9.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 10.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11.37 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 13.32 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 13.94 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 13.48 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 11.23 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 13.62 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 16.54 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 16.91 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 16.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 16.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 17.67 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 18.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 19.35 tonnes per hectare | +45.0% |
| 2008 | 16.45 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 20.28 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 22.68 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 21.92 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.34 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 21.81 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 23.44 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 22.43 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 21.45 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 23.67 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 24.89 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 24.56 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 25.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 25.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.43 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 24.9 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 24.9 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 24.9 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.68 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +45.0% | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | 19.35 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 159 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.