Yields of key staple crops in Pakistan
Pakistan: Yields of key staple crops was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Pakistan stood at 3.27 tonnes per hectare. 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, yields of key staple crops 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 yields of key staple crops in Pakistan?
- Yields of key staple crops in Pakistan was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7597 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Pakistan rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Pakistan ranks 55th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.