Pakistan & Gulf Economist

Food & Agriculture (Facts & Figures)

Agriculture growth percentages in Pakistan (Base=2005-06)
Sector 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 (P)
Agriculture 2.68 2.50 2.13 0.15 2.18 3.94 0.85
Crops 1.53 2.64 0.16 -5.27 1.22 4.66 -4.43
i) Important Crops 0.17 7.22 -1.62 -5.86 2.60 3.56 -6.55
ii) Other Crops 5.58 -5.71 2.51 0.40 -2.51 6.15 1.95
iii) Cotton Ginning -2.90 -1.33 7.24 -22.12 5.58 8.80 -12.74
Livestock 3.45 2.48 3.99 3.36 2.99 3.62 4.00
Forestry 6.58 1.88 -12.45 14.31 -2.33 2.58 6.47
Fishing 0.65 0.98 5.75 3.25 1.23 1.63 0.79

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Actual surface water availability in Pakistan (Million Acre Feet)
Period Kharif Rabi Total % age increase/decrease.over the Avg.
Average system usage 67.1 36.4 103.5
2009-10 67.3 25.0 92.3 -10.8
2010-11 53.4 34.6 88.0 -15.0
2011-12 60.4 29.4 89.8 -13.2
2012-13 57.7 31.9 89.6 -13.4
2013-14 65.5 32.5 98.0 -5.3
2014-15 69.3 33.1 102.4 -1.1
2015-16 65.5 32.9 98.4 -4.9
2016-17 71.4 29.7 101.1 -2.3
2017-18 70.0 24.2 94.2 -9.0
2018-19 59.6 24.8 84.4 -18.5

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Area and production of other Kharif and Rabi crops (July-March)
Crops 2017-18 2018-19 (P) % Change in production over Last year
Area
(000 Hectares)
Production
(000 Tonnes)
Area
(000 Hectares)
Production
(000 Tonnes)
Bajra 489 339 456 350 3.2
Jowar 255 153 242 149 -2.6
Gram 977 323 944 438 35.6
Barley 58 55 55 55 0.0
Rapeseed & Mustard 199 225 263 225 0.0
Tobacco 46 107 46 107 0.0
P: Provisional (July-March)

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Production of important crops in Pakistan (000 Tonnes)
Year Cotton (000 bales) Sugarcane Rice Maize Wheat
2012-13 13,031 63,750 5,536 4,220 24,211
2013-14 12,769 67,460 6,798 4,944 25,979
(-2.0) (5.8) (22.8) (17.2) (7.3)
2014-15 13,960 62,826 7,003 4,937 25,086
(9.3) (-6.9) (3.0) (-0.1) (-3.4)
2015-16 9,917 65,482 6,801 5,271 25,633
(-29.0) (4.2) (-2.9) (6.8) (2.2)
2016-17 10,671 75,482 6,849 6,134 26,674
(7.6) (15.3) (0.7) (16.4) (4.1)
2017-18 11,946 83,333 7,450 5,902 25,076
(11.9) (10.4) (8.8) (-3.8) (-6.0)
2018-19 (P) 9,861 67,174 7,202 6,309 25,195
(-17.5) (-19.4) (-3.3) (6.9) (0.5)

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