Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0387 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Pakistan is 0.0387 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.1054 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0365 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Pakistan 30th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0989 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1022 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1016 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0988 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1019 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.096 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0968 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1053 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1054 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1035 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0967 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0912 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0912 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0907 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0837 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0853 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0865 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0833 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0847 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0841 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0814 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0811 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0802 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0772 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0739 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0729 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0733 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0672 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0688 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0675 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0659 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0638 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0653 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0614 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0607 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0605 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0569 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.057 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0547 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0546 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0514 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0494 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0481 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.048 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0476 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.047 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0465 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0451 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0465 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0458 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0437 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0417 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.041 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0429 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0424 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0419 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0402 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0388 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0376 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0375 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0383 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0365 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0387 ha per person | +6.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0387 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 15.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0387 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0054 ha per person, 7.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1008 ha per person | 0.096 ha per person | 0.1054 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0897 ha per person | 0.0833 ha per person | 0.1035 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.076 ha per person | 0.0672 ha per person | 0.0841 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0614 ha per person | 0.0547 ha per person | 0.0675 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0484 ha per person | 0.0451 ha per person | 0.0546 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0416 ha per person | 0.0376 ha per person | 0.0458 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0376 ha per person | 0.0365 ha per person | 0.0387 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Pakistan?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0387 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1054 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0365 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 30th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.