Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen in Pakistan
Pakistan: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen was 1.66 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen in Pakistan stood at 1.66 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen in Pakistan peaked at 1.66 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 265,823 t, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 13th out of 186 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.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 265,823 t | — |
| 1962 | 289,729 t | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 320,378 t | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 308,467 t | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 333,225 t | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 338,985 t | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 370,960 t | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 410,020 t | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 429,461 t | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 459,821 t | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 462,820 t | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 461,414 t | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 471,057 t | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 484,803 t | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 459,634 t | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 486,773 t | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 542,154 t | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 512,453 t | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 580,230 t | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 586,578 t | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 632,536 t | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 659,671 t | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 614,719 t | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 681,843 t | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 720,784 t | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 782,714 t | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 817,835 t | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 782,768 t | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 852,155 t | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 877,268 t | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 974,318 t | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 895,756 t | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 885,027 t | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 905,750 t | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million t | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 994,931 t | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 973,517 t | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million t | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million t | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million t | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million t | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million t | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million t | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million t | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million t | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million t | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million t | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million t | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.34 million t | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million t | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million t | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million t | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million t | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million t | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million t | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million t | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million t | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million t | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million t | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.56 million t | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million t | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 1.66 million t | +16.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.66 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62,695 t, 26.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.66 million t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14,483 t, 114.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 340,783 t | 265,823 t | 429,461 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 492,116 t | 459,634 t | 580,230 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 713,160 t | 586,578 t | 852,155 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 972,540 t | 877,268 t | 1.13 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million t | 1.05 million t | 1.34 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million t | 1.24 million t | 1.52 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million t | 1.42 million t | 1.66 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 273,949 t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 1.99 million t compare
- 11 Australia 1.96 million t compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 129,202 t compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 119,563 t compare
- 12 Ukraine 1.82 million t compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 109,848 t compare
- 14 France 1.56 million t compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 89,939 t compare
- 15 Nigeria 1.45 million t compare
- 15 Melanesia 73,223 t compare
- 16 Thailand 1.09 million t compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 70,979 t compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen in Pakistan?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen in Pakistan was 1.66 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,823 t in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen?
- Pakistan ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).