Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 406,937 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Pakistan stood at 406,937 ha.
That represents a change of down 41.6% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 696,226 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 190,400 ha, in 2010.
Pakistan ranks 15th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 498,980 ha | — |
| 1962 | 450,820 ha | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 494,530 ha | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 474,700 ha | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 488,460 ha | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 441,520 ha | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 459,730 ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 542,280 ha | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 442,330 ha | -18.4% |
| 1970 | 477,130 ha | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 509,910 ha | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 562,110 ha | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 533,769 ha | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 535,729 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 451,474 ha | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 470,161 ha | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 518,829 ha | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 412,300 ha | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 433,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 409,400 ha | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 417,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 390,900 ha | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 385,500 ha | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 313,300 ha | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 346,900 ha | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 350,600 ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 302,800 ha | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 268,900 ha | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 333,600 ha | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 307,100 ha | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 303,500 ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 286,500 ha | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 284,600 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 268,500 ha | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 300,600 ha | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 319,600 ha | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 353,900 ha | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 339,500 ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 333,800 ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 321,300 ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 272,100 ha | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 268,900 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 280,600 ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 279,800 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 257,100 ha | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 227,300 ha | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 265,800 ha | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 234,600 ha | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 244,900 ha | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 190,400 ha | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 220,000 ha | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 215,500 ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 238,861 ha | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 235,711 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 228,294 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 214,859 ha | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 204,035 ha | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 223,402 ha | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 264,198 ha | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 403,184 ha | +52.6% |
| 2021 | 254,989 ha | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 324,881 ha | +27.4% |
| 2023 | 696,226 ha | +114.3% |
| 2024 | 406,937 ha | -41.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 406,937 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,692 ha, 86.7× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 406,937 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,706 ha, 52.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rape or colza seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +114.3% | 324,881 ha | 696,226 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 477,039 ha | 441,520 ha | 542,280 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 490,441 ha | 412,300 ha | 562,110 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 351,890 ha | 268,900 ha | 417,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 309,760 ha | 268,500 ha | 353,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 265,240 ha | 227,300 ha | 321,300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 223,526 ha | 190,400 ha | 264,198 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 417,243 ha | 254,989 ha | 696,226 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 rape or colza seed — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Pakistan was 406,937 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 696,226 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,400 ha in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 15th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rape or colza seed — 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.