Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Pakistan

Pakistan: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0147 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0147 ha per person
Change on year
up 20.3%
World rank
30th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0277 ha per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.0111 ha per person
in 2012
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Pakistan, 1961–2023

00.010.020.03196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — area harvested, per capita in Pakistan stood at 0.0147 ha per person.

The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0277 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 ha per person, in 2012.

That places Pakistan 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Pakistan, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0259 ha per person
1962 0.0246 ha per person -4.9%
1963 0.026 ha per person +5.6%
1964 0.0267 ha per person +2.6%
1965 0.0267 ha per person +0.0%
1966 0.0263 ha per person -1.6%
1967 0.0257 ha per person -2.1%
1968 0.0274 ha per person +6.4%
1969 0.0277 ha per person +1.4%
1970 0.025 ha per person -9.9%
1971 0.0235 ha per person -5.8%
1972 0.0233 ha per person -1.2%
1973 0.0231 ha per person -0.7%
1974 0.0238 ha per person +3.0%
1975 0.0246 ha per person +3.4%
1976 0.0244 ha per person -0.8%
1977 0.0257 ha per person +5.2%
1978 0.0265 ha per person +3.3%
1979 0.0258 ha per person -3.0%
1980 0.0235 ha per person -8.8%
1981 0.023 ha per person -2.0%
1982 0.0222 ha per person -3.6%
1983 0.0217 ha per person -2.4%
1984 0.021 ha per person -3.1%
1985 0.019 ha per person -9.7%
1986 0.0203 ha per person +7.2%
1987 0.0187 ha per person -8.2%
1988 0.0188 ha per person +0.6%
1989 0.0188 ha per person -0.1%
1990 0.0182 ha per person -3.0%
1991 0.0175 ha per person -4.0%
1992 0.016 ha per person -8.5%
1993 0.0172 ha per person +7.8%
1994 0.0162 ha per person -5.6%
1995 0.0161 ha per person -1.1%
1996 0.0162 ha per person +1.1%
1997 0.0163 ha per person +0.1%
1998 0.0165 ha per person +1.7%
1999 0.0167 ha per person +1.0%
2000 0.0153 ha per person -8.1%
2001 0.0133 ha per person -13.5%
2002 0.0136 ha per person +2.7%
2003 0.0147 ha per person +8.0%
2004 0.0147 ha per person -0.1%
2005 0.0149 ha per person +1.6%
2006 0.0144 ha per person -3.9%
2007 0.0136 ha per person -5.1%
2008 0.0156 ha per person +14.7%
2009 0.0148 ha per person -5.1%
2010 0.0119 ha per person -20.0%
2011 0.0126 ha per person +6.3%
2012 0.0111 ha per person -11.9%
2013 0.0132 ha per person +18.9%
2014 0.0135 ha per person +2.1%
2015 0.0126 ha per person -6.5%
2016 0.0124 ha per person -1.9%
2017 0.013 ha per person +5.0%
2018 0.0124 ha per person -4.7%
2019 0.0131 ha per person +6.2%
2020 0.0142 ha per person +8.0%
2021 0.0148 ha per person +4.1%
2022 0.0122 ha per person -17.3%
2023 0.0147 ha per person +20.3%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.0147 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.0147 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 111.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0263 ha per person 0.0246 ha per person 0.0277 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0246 ha per person 0.0231 ha per person 0.0265 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0207 ha per person 0.0187 ha per person 0.0235 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0167 ha per person 0.016 ha per person 0.0182 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0145 ha per person 0.0133 ha per person 0.0156 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0126 ha per person 0.0111 ha per person 0.0135 ha per person 10
2020s 0.014 ha per person 0.0122 ha per person 0.0148 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 27 Mauritania 0.0171 ha per person compare
  2. 28 Dominican Republic 0.0165 ha per person compare
  3. 29 Burundi 0.0154 ha per person compare
  4. 31 Togo 0.0138 ha per person compare
  5. 32 Colombia 0.0128 ha per person compare
  6. 33 Peru 0.0123 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Pakistan?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0147 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0277 ha per person in 1969.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 ha per person in 2012.
How does Pakistan rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Pakistan ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — 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.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — 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.