Although it has declined in recent years as a percentage of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the agricultural sector sustains the livelihoods of 45 percent of Pakistan’s population (FAO 2012). In particular, wheat production is a mainstay of the country’s food security, with 24 million tonnes of wheat produced in 2010. Rice production has also doubled since 1980 and is now one of the country’s major export crops.
General Information
- 173,593210,216,197,942 $1,120 $1,308,770,000 $5.20 %18.32 %273.90%
Food Security
- 2,42326.00 %32.00 %87.00
Agricultural Production
| Agricultural Production | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,345,100 MT | 10,428,000 MT | 10,334,400 MT | 7,235,190 MT | |
| 23,294,700 MT | 20,958,800 MT | 24,033,000 MT | 23,310,800 MT | |
| 3,605,000 MT | 3,593,000 MT | 3,261,500 MT | 3,706,910 MT | |
| 32.00 MT | 29.00 MT | 30.00 MT | 51.00 MT |
Agricultural Exports
| Agricultural Exports | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,688,742 MT | 3,129,306 MT | 2,809,493 MT | 2,751,491 MT | |
| MT | 458,882 MT | 29,691 MT | 142,506 MT | |
| 32.00 MT | 487.00 MT | 1,853 MT | 83,562 MT | |
| MT | MT | MT | MT |
Agricultural Imports
| Agricultural Imports | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 1,878 MT | 3,323 MT | 3,579 MT | |
| 1,408,660 MT | 816,401 MT | 135,960 MT | 1,820,230 MT | |
| 27,315 MT | 7,551 MT | 6,347 MT | 130,832 MT | |
| 25,391 MT | 55,131 MT | MT | 1.00 MT |