Wheat yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Wheat yields was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in Pakistan is 3.27 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Pakistan peaked at 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7597 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Pakistan 55th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8756 tonnes per hectare | 0.7597 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 93.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 154.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 60.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 14.64 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yields in Pakistan?
- Wheat yields in Pakistan was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7597 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Pakistan rank for wheat yields?
- Pakistan ranks 55th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.