Rice — Production in Pakistan
Pakistan: Rice — Production was 14.80 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.80 million t
Change on year
up 34.8%
World rank
9th
of 133 countries
All-time high
14.80 million t
in 2023
All-time low
1.64 million t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Production in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 14.80 million t for rice — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.8% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Pakistan peaked at 14.80 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million t, in 1962.
That places Pakistan 9th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.69 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.64 million t | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.79 million t | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 2.02 million t | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 1.98 million t | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.05 million t | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 2.25 million t | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 3.05 million t | +35.6% |
| 1969 | 3.60 million t | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 3.30 million t | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 3.39 million t | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.50 million t | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 3.68 million t | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 3.47 million t | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 3.93 million t | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 4.11 million t | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 4.42 million t | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 4.91 million t | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 4.82 million t | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.68 million t | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.14 million t | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 5.17 million t | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.01 million t | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 4.97 million t | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.38 million t | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 5.23 million t | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 4.86 million t | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 4.80 million t | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 4.83 million t | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.89 million t | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.86 million t | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.67 million t | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.99 million t | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 5.17 million t | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 5.95 million t | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 6.46 million t | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 6.50 million t | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.01 million t | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 7.73 million t | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 7.20 million t | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 5.82 million t | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 6.72 million t | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 7.27 million t | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 7.54 million t | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 8.32 million t | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 8.16 million t | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.35 million t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.43 million t | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 10.32 million t | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.23 million t | -29.9% |
| 2011 | 9.24 million t | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 8.30 million t | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 10.47 million t | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 10.50 million t | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.20 million t | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 10.27 million t | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.17 million t | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 10.80 million t | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.12 million t | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.63 million t | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 13.98 million t | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 10.98 million t | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 14.80 million t | +34.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 14.80 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 292,369 t, 50.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 14.80 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,412 t, 430.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 million t | 1.64 million t | 3.60 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.95 million t | 3.30 million t | 4.91 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.91 million t | 4.38 million t | 5.23 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.92 million t | 4.67 million t | 7.73 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.01 million t | 5.82 million t | 10.43 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 million t | 7.23 million t | 11.17 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.10 million t | 10.98 million t | 14.80 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 6 Thailand 33.07 million t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 3.59 million t compare
- 7 Myanmar 25.65 million t compare
- 8 Philippines 20.06 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.81 million t compare
- 10 Cambodia 12.90 million t compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.78 million t compare
- 11 Brazil 10.29 million t compare
- 11 Türkiye 900,000 t compare
- 12 Japan 10.14 million t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 722,370 t 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 — production in Pakistan?
- Rice — production in Pakistan was 14.80 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.80 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million t in 1962.
- How does Pakistan rank for rice — production?
- Pakistan ranks 9th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.