Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 4.72 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan is 4.72 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 4.72 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.54 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Pakistan 15th out of 120 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.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 2.63 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.59 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.59 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 2.55 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.72 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 3.27 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.35 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 3.74 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.07 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 3.34 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 3 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 3.62 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 3.75 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.76 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.94 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 4.33 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 4.59 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 3.86 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 4.72 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 4.72 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 16.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 4.72 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0119 ha per square kilometre, 397.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 ha per square kilometre | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | 3 ha per square kilometre | 3.94 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 ha per square kilometre | 3.86 ha per square kilometre | 4.72 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 12 Gambia 6.42 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Indonesia 5.4 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Nigeria 4.95 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 4.27 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 4.05 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 3.89 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Pakistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,790 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 136,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,876 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 142.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 4.72 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Pakistan rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested 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
Rice — Area harvested 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.