Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Pakistan
Pakistan: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 352,045 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Pakistan is 352,045 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 102.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Pakistan peaked at 355,617 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,750 ha, in 1963.
That places Pakistan 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,650 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,500 ha | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 13,750 ha | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 15,800 ha | +14.9% |
| 1965 | 19,400 ha | +22.8% |
| 1966 | 17,850 ha | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 19,850 ha | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 21,100 ha | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 21,943 ha | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 17,950 ha | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 21,150 ha | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 23,970 ha | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 24,300 ha | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 24,479 ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 28,754 ha | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 29,445 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 26,291 ha | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 30,436 ha | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 38,252 ha | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 55,881 ha | +46.1% |
| 1981 | 50,739 ha | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 59,683 ha | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 66,815 ha | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 66,134 ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 70,987 ha | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 79,123 ha | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 79,797 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 77,973 ha | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 83,504 ha | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 99,481 ha | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 81,723 ha | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 86,136 ha | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 87,063 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 90,616 ha | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 90,782 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 91,221 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 95,579 ha | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 114,781 ha | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 119,729 ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 120,162 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 111,400 ha | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 115,987 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 126,507 ha | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 120,584 ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 123,147 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 128,922 ha | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 144,667 ha | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 165,064 ha | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 156,184 ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 150,125 ha | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 172,300 ha | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 198,874 ha | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 188,770 ha | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 174,090 ha | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 184,418 ha | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 191,277 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 193,900 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 209,720 ha | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 211,787 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 197,515 ha | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 247,632 ha | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 327,358 ha | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 355,617 ha | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 352,045 ha | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,760 ha | 13,750 ha | 21,943 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,503 ha | 17,950 ha | 38,252 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,064 ha | 50,739 ha | 83,504 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,711 ha | 81,723 ha | 119,729 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,262 ha | 111,400 ha | 165,064 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,526 ha | 150,125 ha | 211,787 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 296,033 ha | 197,515 ha | 355,617 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 26 Togo 451,174 ha compare
- 27 Rwanda 413,002 ha compare
- 28 Kenya 380,110 ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 623 ha compare
- 30 Philippines 347,129 ha compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 314,286 ha compare
- 32 Zambia 298,746 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Pakistan?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Pakistan was 352,045 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 355,617 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,750 ha in 1963.
- How does Pakistan rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.2%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.