Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Pakistan

Pakistan: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 238.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
238.84 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 29.7%
World rank
14th
of 102 countries
All-time high
238.84 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
45.89 kg per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 238.84 kg per square kilometre for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 238.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.

That places Pakistan 14th out of 102 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 — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 47.07 kg per square kilometre
1962 45.89 kg per square kilometre -2.5%
1963 49.83 kg per square kilometre +8.6%
1964 53.94 kg per square kilometre +8.2%
1965 54.37 kg per square kilometre +0.8%
1966 55.49 kg per square kilometre +2.1%
1967 57.76 kg per square kilometre +4.1%
1968 69.15 kg per square kilometre +19.7%
1969 76.37 kg per square kilometre +10.4%
1970 70.39 kg per square kilometre -7.8%
1971 70.17 kg per square kilometre -0.3%
1972 71.77 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1973 74.45 kg per square kilometre +3.7%
1974 74.61 kg per square kilometre +0.2%
1975 81.81 kg per square kilometre +9.6%
1976 84.6 kg per square kilometre +3.4%
1977 91.5 kg per square kilometre +8.2%
1978 99.5 kg per square kilometre +8.7%
1979 98.87 kg per square kilometre -0.6%
1980 94.96 kg per square kilometre -4.0%
1981 100.64 kg per square kilometre +6.0%
1982 100.92 kg per square kilometre +0.3%
1983 99.84 kg per square kilometre -1.1%
1984 99.48 kg per square kilometre -0.4%
1985 90.15 kg per square kilometre -9.4%
1986 103.72 kg per square kilometre +15.1%
1987 97.48 kg per square kilometre -6.0%
1988 98.81 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1989 100.73 kg per square kilometre +1.9%
1990 101.49 kg per square kilometre +0.8%
1991 100.83 kg per square kilometre -0.6%
1992 95.86 kg per square kilometre -4.9%
1993 114.39 kg per square kilometre +19.3%
1994 104.58 kg per square kilometre -8.6%
1995 113.34 kg per square kilometre +8.4%
1996 120.65 kg per square kilometre +6.5%
1997 122.71 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
1998 130.49 kg per square kilometre +6.3%
1999 140.02 kg per square kilometre +7.3%
2000 131.26 kg per square kilometre -6.3%
2001 110.88 kg per square kilometre -15.5%
2002 122.62 kg per square kilometre +10.6%
2003 134.02 kg per square kilometre +9.3%
2004 138.15 kg per square kilometre +3.1%
2005 148.55 kg per square kilometre +7.5%
2006 145.91 kg per square kilometre -1.8%
2007 146.16 kg per square kilometre +0.2%
2008 178.17 kg per square kilometre +21.9%
2009 175.15 kg per square kilometre -1.7%
2010 131.29 kg per square kilometre -25.0%
2011 156.54 kg per square kilometre +19.2%
2012 140.63 kg per square kilometre -10.2%
2013 174.26 kg per square kilometre +23.9%
2014 177.15 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
2015 170.37 kg per square kilometre -3.8%
2016 170.71 kg per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 184.13 kg per square kilometre +7.9%
2018 178.11 kg per square kilometre -3.3%
2019 186.89 kg per square kilometre +4.9%
2020 209.53 kg per square kilometre +12.1%
2021 228.13 kg per square kilometre +8.9%
2022 184.08 kg per square kilometre -19.3%
2023 238.84 kg per square kilometre +29.7%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 238.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.6 kg per square kilometre, 19.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 238.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.28 kg per square kilometre, 187.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 56.65 kg per square kilometre 45.89 kg per square kilometre 76.37 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 81.77 kg per square kilometre 70.17 kg per square kilometre 99.5 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 98.67 kg per square kilometre 90.15 kg per square kilometre 103.72 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 114.43 kg per square kilometre 95.86 kg per square kilometre 140.02 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 143.09 kg per square kilometre 110.88 kg per square kilometre 178.17 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 167.01 kg per square kilometre 131.29 kg per square kilometre 186.89 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 215.15 kg per square kilometre 184.08 kg per square kilometre 238.84 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 11 Guinea 294.24 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 12 Japan 292.76 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 13 Burundi 280.94 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 15 China 230.98 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 16 Dominican Republic 226.48 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 17 Nigeria 170.28 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Pakistan?
Rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Pakistan was 238.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 238.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 45.89 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
How does Pakistan rank for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
Pakistan ranks 14th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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.

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Indicator
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,018 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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.