Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: Wheat — Production, per square kilometre was 36.53 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — production, per square kilometre in Pakistan stood at 36.53 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 36.53 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.95 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.95 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.22 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 5.41 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 5.4 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.95 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 5.08 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1967 | 5.62 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 8.33 t per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1969 | 8.58 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 9.46 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 8.4 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 8.94 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 9.65 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 9.9 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 9.95 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 11.27 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 11.86 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 10.85 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 12.91 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 14.08 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 14.89 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 14.66 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 16.1 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 14.12 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 15.18 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 18.06 t per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 15.59 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 16.44 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 18.7 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 18.57 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 18.89 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 20.35 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 20.96 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 19.73 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 22.06 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 21.93 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 21.6 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 24.25 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 23.17 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 27.34 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 24.68 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 23.64 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 24.88 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 25.3 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.04 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 27.6 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 30.22 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 27.19 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 31.18 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 30.24 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 32.71 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 30.45 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 31.41 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 33.7 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 32.54 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 33.25 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.6 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 32.53 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 31.59 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 32.75 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 35.63 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 34 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 36.53 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 36.53 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2 t per square kilometre, 30.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 36.53 t per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 t per square kilometre, 34.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.06 t per square kilometre | 4.95 t per square kilometre | 8.58 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.32 t per square kilometre | 8.4 t per square kilometre | 12.91 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.78 t per square kilometre | 14.08 t per square kilometre | 18.7 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.15 t per square kilometre | 18.57 t per square kilometre | 24.25 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.01 t per square kilometre | 23.64 t per square kilometre | 31.18 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3 t per square kilometre | 30.24 t per square kilometre | 34.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.73 t per square kilometre | 32.75 t per square kilometre | 36.53 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — production, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Wheat — production, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 36.53 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.53 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for wheat — production, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.