Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Pakistan
Pakistan: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 53.7 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Pakistan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Pakistan is 53.7 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Pakistan peaked at 55.73 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 48.2 %, in 2001.
Pakistan ranks 2nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48.2 % | — |
| 2002 | 48.91 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 49.45 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.1 % | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 52.77 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 53.04 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.63 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 55.05 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.73 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.95 % | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 51.47 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 49.45 % | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 51.28 % | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 51.74 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 50.55 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 49.24 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 50.45 % | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 50.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.74 % | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 54.06 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 54.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 54.17 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.7 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9 % | 48.2 % | 55.05 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.24 % | 49.24 % | 55.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.74 % | 52.74 % | 54.17 % | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.9117 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 7.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Pakistan?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Pakistan was 53.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.73 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2 % in 2001.
- How does Pakistan rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.