Agriculture in Pakistan
Pakistan's principal natural resources are arable land and water. About 25% of Pakistan's total land area is under cultivation, and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world.
Agriculture is the back bone of Pakistan's economy.[1] It accounts for 24% of Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP) and employs half of the labor force, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.[1]
Agriculture has also been the main source of population growth in Pakistan.[2]
Rankings
Pakistan ranks fifth in the Muslim world and twentieth worldwide in farm output.
According to the 2005 Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations and FAOSTAT, Pakistan is one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of several foods:
- Chickpea (2nd largest producer/supplier in the world)
- Apricot (4th largest)
- Cotton (4th)
- Sugarcane (4th) (National juice of Pakistan)
- Milk (5th)
- Onion (5th)
- Date Palm (6th)
- Mango (7th) (National fruit of Pakistan)
- Tangerines, mandarin oranges & clementines (8th)
- Rice (8th)
- Wheat (9th)
- Oranges (10th)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Agriculture Statistics | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ↑ Pakistan Agriculture. Finance Industry Publications. 1988.