Total agricultural area over the long term in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total agricultural area over the long term was 35.24 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35.24 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
38.50 million
in 1982
All-time low
9.63 million
in 1300
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Pakistan, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural area over the long term in Pakistan stood at 35.24 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Pakistan peaked at 38.50 million in 1982 and was at its lowest, 9.63 million, in 1300.
That places Pakistan 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural area over the long term in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 9.64 million | — |
| 1100 | 9.79 million | +1.6% |
| 1200 | 9.91 million | +1.2% |
| 1300 | 9.63 million | -2.8% |
| 1400 | 10.56 million | +9.6% |
| 1500 | 10.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1600 | 13.42 million | +24.1% |
| 1700 | 15.58 million | +16.1% |
| 1710 | 15.63 million | +0.3% |
| 1720 | 15.84 million | +1.3% |
| 1730 | 16.05 million | +1.3% |
| 1740 | 16.25 million | +1.3% |
| 1750 | 16.45 million | +1.2% |
| 1760 | 16.65 million | +1.2% |
| 1770 | 16.85 million | +1.2% |
| 1780 | 17.05 million | +1.2% |
| 1790 | 17.24 million | +1.1% |
| 1800 | 17.42 million | +1.1% |
| 1810 | 17.60 million | +1.0% |
| 1820 | 17.77 million | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 17.94 million | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 18.09 million | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 18.23 million | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 18.37 million | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 18.48 million | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 18.58 million | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 18.66 million | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 18.72 million | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 18.74 million | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 19.52 million | +4.1% |
| 1930 | 21.16 million | +8.4% |
| 1940 | 23.42 million | +10.7% |
| 1950 | 30.00 million | +28.1% |
| 1951 | 30.29 million | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 30.63 million | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 31.03 million | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 31.47 million | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 31.96 million | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 32.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 33.07 million | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 33.69 million | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 34.34 million | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 35.04 million | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 35.73 million | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 35.84 million | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 35.88 million | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 36.35 million | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 37.23 million | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 37.41 million | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 37.47 million | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 37.17 million | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 35.70 million | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 35.87 million | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 35.48 million | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 35.51 million | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 36.40 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 35.74 million | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 36.03 million | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 35.71 million | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 35.91 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 36.42 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 36.34 million | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 37.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 36.50 million | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 38.50 million | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 36.41 million | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 37.49 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 37.12 million | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 35.57 million | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 36.67 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 35.35 million | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 35.86 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 35.21 million | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 35.27 million | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.38 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.75 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 35.79 million | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 36.03 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 36.17 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 36.67 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 36.76 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 36.76 million | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 36.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 36.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 36.84 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 36.05 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.97 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 36.13 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 36.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.31 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 35.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 36.06 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 36.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 36.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.79 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 37.00 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.95 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 36.27 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 36.67 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 36.01 million | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 35.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 35.69 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 35.46 million | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 35.24 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 9.64 million | 9.64 million | 9.64 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 9.79 million | 9.79 million | 9.79 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 9.91 million | 9.91 million | 9.91 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 9.63 million | 9.63 million | 9.63 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 10.56 million | 10.56 million | 10.56 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 10.81 million | 10.81 million | 10.81 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 13.42 million | 13.42 million | 13.42 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 15.58 million | 15.58 million | 15.58 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 15.63 million | 15.63 million | 15.63 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 15.84 million | 15.84 million | 15.84 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 16.05 million | 16.05 million | 16.05 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 16.25 million | 16.25 million | 16.25 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 16.45 million | 16.45 million | 16.45 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 16.65 million | 16.65 million | 16.65 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 16.85 million | 16.85 million | 16.85 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 17.05 million | 17.05 million | 17.05 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 17.24 million | 17.24 million | 17.24 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 17.42 million | 17.42 million | 17.42 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 17.60 million | 17.60 million | 17.60 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 17.77 million | 17.77 million | 17.77 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 17.94 million | 17.94 million | 17.94 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 18.09 million | 18.09 million | 18.09 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 18.23 million | 18.23 million | 18.23 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 18.37 million | 18.37 million | 18.37 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 18.48 million | 18.48 million | 18.48 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 18.58 million | 18.58 million | 18.58 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 18.66 million | 18.66 million | 18.66 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 18.72 million | 18.72 million | 18.72 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 18.74 million | 18.74 million | 18.74 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 19.52 million | 19.52 million | 19.52 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 21.16 million | 21.16 million | 21.16 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 23.42 million | 23.42 million | 23.42 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 31.90 million | 30.00 million | 34.34 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.38 million | 35.04 million | 37.47 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.94 million | 35.48 million | 36.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.69 million | 35.35 million | 38.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.98 million | 35.21 million | 36.76 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.21 million | 35.28 million | 36.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.30 million | 35.24 million | 37.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.84 million | 35.24 million | 36.67 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Pakistan?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Pakistan was 35.24 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.50 million in 1982.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.63 million in 1300.
- How does Pakistan rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Pakistan ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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