Visual representation of cotton farming trends in Pakistan from 1947 to 2024, including area, yield, and production growth.

Cotton in Pakistan: Historical Trends in Area, Productivity, and Output (1947–2024)

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000 acres

YEAR
Punjab
Sindh
KPK
Balochistan
Pakistan
1947-48
2217
833
6
0
3056
1948-49
1836
756
6
0
2598
1949-50
1867
872
5
0
2744
1950-51
2110
899
7
0
3016
1951-52
2370
932
15
1
3318
1952-53
2370
1037
12
3
3422
1953-54
1911
948
11
0
2870
1954-55
2182
944
10
0
3136
1955-56
2419
1047
10
1
3477
1956-57
2428
1115
10
2
3555
1957-58
2488
1093
9
0
3590
1958-59
2241
1023
9
0
3273
1959-60
2298
1007
13
0
3318
1960-61
2171
1015.9
7.5
0.2
3194.6
1961-62
2401.6
1039.5
7.9
0
3449
1962-63
2404.6
982.2
8.6
0
3395.4
1963-64
2622.7
1004.2
7
0
3633.9
1964-65
2785.9
831.4
7.1
0
3624.4
1965-66
2869.9
981.8
6.5
0
3858.2
1966-67
2964.5
1032.5
6.3
0
4003.3
1967-68
3291.5
1111.9
7.8
0.1
4411.3
1968-69
3232
1076
5
0
4313
1969-70
3322
1010.3
5.9
0.1
4338.3
1970-71
3232.94
1045.03
4.94
0.25
4283.16
1971-72
3697.01
1134.73
4.7
0.99
4837.43
1972-73
3901.13
1059.61
5.93
0.25
4966.92
1973-74
3382.94
1167.59
6.67
1.48
4558.68
1974-75
3821.8
1189.09
7.41
0.49
5018.79
1975-76
3420
1148.57
6.43
0.49
4575.49
1976-77
3287.06
1312.9
6.92
0.99
4607.87
1977-78
3223.06
1325.25
6.18
0.25
4554.74
1978-79
3429.89
1237.53
5.68
0.25
4673.35
1979-80
3659.95
1476.48
5.44
0.49
5142.36
1980-81
3721.97
1480.19
5.68
2.47
5210.31
1981-82
3887.29
1576.31
6.92
0.74
5471.26
1982-83
3985.14
1598.8
6.67
1.24
5591.85
1983-84
3861.09
1619.81
6.18
0.49
5487.57
1984-85
3873.94
1658.35
5.93
0.99
5539.21
1985-86
4314.05
1520.71
5.68
1.48
5841.92
1986-87
4606.13
1577.3
5.44
1.73
6190.6
1987-88
4783.06
1555.81
5.19
1.24
6345.3
1988-89
5075.15
1393.7
3.46
0.49
6472.8
1989-90
5030.91
1387.03
2.72
0.49
6421.15
1990-91
5250.1
1325.99
1.98
0.49
6578.56
1991-92
5651.16
1353.17
1.98
0.49
7006.8
1992-93
6024.05
982.02
1.24
0.49
7007.8
1993-94
5558
1371.21
0.49
0.74
6930.44
1994-95
5546.14
1002.28
0.74
6.18
6555.34
1995-96
6087.06
1307.95
0.49
11.12
7406.62
1996-97
6277.09
1485.63
0.74
17.05
7780.51
1997-98
5803.13
1483.4
1.24
25.95
7313.72
1998-99
5641.03
1557.29
0.99
23.23
7222.54
1999-00
5755.93
1565.44
0.74
49.42
7371.53
2000-01
5897.03
1293.87
0.49
42.75
7234.14
2001-02
6242.99
1352.68
3.95
99.83
7699.45
2002-03
5456.93
1340.82
4.7
100.82
6903.27
2003-04
5898.02
1387.28
4.94
96.62
7386.86
2004-05
6222.97
1569.4
5.19
91.68
7889.24
2005-06
5994.89
1574.34
5.19
93.41
7667.83
2006-07
6086.07
1408.77
0.49
102.8
7598.13
2007-08
5991.92
1500.95
0.49
54.12
7547.48
2008-09
5494.98
1387.52
0.49
85.5
6968.49
2009-10
6019.1
1568.41
0.1
86.74
7674.35
2010-11
5437.9
1129.29
0.49
77.35
6645.03
2011-12
6261.03
640.51
0.49
102.3
7004.33
2012-13
5705.03
1309.93
0.49
98.35
7113.8
2013-14
5433.95
1403.58
0.74
94.89
6933.16
2014-15
5740.37
1473.27
2.47
101.81
7317.92
2015-16
5541.94
1535.05
0.99
92.91
7170.89
2016-17
4485.79
1573.1
0.49
90.94
6150.32
2017-18
5072.92
1511.57
0.49
87.72
6672.7
2018-19
4664.94
1107.55
0.49
90.94
5863.92
2019-20
4644.93
1479.45
0.49
95.38
6220.25
2020-21
3821.06
1173.28
0.25
142.58
5137.17
2021-22
3161.03
1467.59
0.49
157.41
4786.52
2022-23
3669.98
1457.48
0.44
169.17
5297.07

 

Production  of cotton cultivation in Pakistan Source: CRS, PBS, Agriculture Statics of Pakistan

000 tones

YEAR
Punjab
Sindh
KPK
Balochistan
Pakistan
1947-48
125.02
62.59
0.51
0
188.12
1948-49
109.2
54.6
0.17
0
163.97
1949-50
148.83
61.74
0.17
0
210.74
1950-51
154.61
84.36
0.17
0
239.14
1951-52
162.78
73.99
0.85
0
237.62
1952-53
203.09
99.5
0.85
0
303.44
1953-54
144.07
97.8
0.51
0
242.38
1954-55
174.85
94.06
0.34
0
269.25
1955-56
190.5
94.4
0.34
0
285.24
1956-57
193.39
97.29
0.34
0
291.02
1957-58
192.2
97.97
0.34
0
290.51
1958-59
172.64
96.95
0.34
0
269.93
1959-60
191.52
86.75
0.51
0
278.78
1960-61
191.25
96.08
0.36
0
287.69
1961-62
220.78
88.79
0.49
0
310.06
1962-63
254.29
95.52
0.56
0
350.37
1963-64
298.13
101.8
0.41
0
400.34
1964-65
285.04
75.79
0.41
0
361.24
1965-66
270.99
125.02
0.44
0
396.45
1966-67
322.15
120.44
0.46
0
443.05
1967-68
368.5
126
0.6
0
495.1
1968-69
369.71
134.47
0.43
0
504.61
1969-70
381.7
130.24
0.43
0
512.37
1970-71
396.31
145.66
0.39
0.07
542.43
1971-72
529.13
177.85
0.37
0.12
707.47
1972-73
502.46
198.73
0.48
0.05
701.72
1973-74
448.95
208.92
0.54
0.12
658.53
1974-75
440.16
193.32
0.65
0.07
634.2
1975-76
344.4
168.81
0.51
0.03
513.75
1976-77
276.87
157.43
0.6
0.07
434.97
1977-78
359.57
214.82
0.49
0.02
574.9
1978-79
330.3
142.54
0.44
0.02
473.3
1979-80
481.63
246.17
0.44
0.09
728.33
1980-81
474.43
239.3
0.48
0.34
714.55
1981-82
483.77
263.67
0.58
0.09
748.11
1982-83
553.68
269.51
0.56
0.15
823.9
1983-84
288.17
205.81
0.51
0.09
494.58
1984-85
757.05
250.99
0.51
0.15
1008.7
1985-86
969.72
246.49
0.49
0.2
1216.9
1986-87
1097.25
221.9
0.48
0.22
1319.85
1987-88
1234.07
233.65
0.46
0.19
1468.37
1988-89
1237.37
188.46
0.31
0.09
1426.23
1989-90
1267.89
187.68
0.29
0.09
1455.95
1990-91
1445.99
191.28
0.22
0.09
1637.58
1991-92
1941.88
238.67
0.29
0.09
2180.93
1992-93
1401.05
138.71
0.12
0.09
1539.97
1993-94
1109.5
258.03
0.07
0.12
1367.72
1994-95
1260.37
218.07
0.07
0.78
1479.29
1995-96
1483.19
316.62
0.05
2.23
1802.09
1996-97
1208.22
382.74
0.1
3.4
1594.46
1997-98
1159.5
397.24
0.14
5.19
1562.07
1998-99
1127.36
362.99
0.14
4.66
1495.15
1999-00
1497.47
404.37
0.1
9.86
1911.8
2000-01
1452.57
364.18
0.07
8.57
1825.39
2001-02
1368.54
415.56
0.7
20.29
1805.09
2002-03
1303.57
410.22
0.78
22.15
1736.72
2003-04
1310.03
381.48
0.85
16.65
1709.01
2004-05
1896.33
513.11
0.88
16.04
2426.36
2005-06
1746.48
450.4
0.88
16.62
2214.38
2006-07
1760.43
407.91
0.1
18.27
2186.71
2007-08
1541.36
431.38
0.09
9.59
1982.42
2008-09
1488.46
506.58
0.09
15.17
2010.3
2009-10
1454.61
726.4
0.02
15.43
2196.46
2010-11
1335.89
601.57
0.07
11.72
1949.25
2011-12
1892.93
400.87
0.12
18.45
2312.37
2012-13
1620.28
578.37
0.12
17.62
2216.39
2013-14
1555.47
599.29
0.14
16.96
2171.86
2014-15
1748.02
607.65
0.51
18.22
2374.4
2015-16
1078.88
591.16
0.2
16.6
1686.84
2016-17
1186.89
611.8
0.1
16.18
1814.97
2017-18
1373.82
642.23
0.09
15.7
2031.84
2018-19
1161.03
499.79
0.09
16.31
1677.22
2019-20
1072.6
467
0.1
16.3
1556
2020-21
857.93
316.67
0.05
26.84
1201.49
2021-22
879.03
510
0.09
27.54
1416.66
2022-23
545.99
269.81
0.09
19.17
835.06

 

productivity of cotton cultivation in Pakistan Source: CRS, PBS, Agriculture Statics of Pakistan

 

YEAR
Punjab
Sindh
KPK
Balochistan
Pakistan
1947-48
1.41
1.88
2.13
0
5.42
1948-49
1.49
1.81
0.71
0
4.01
1949-50
1.99
1.77
0.85
0
4.61
1950-51
1.83
2.35
0.61
0
4.79
1951-52
1.72
1.98
1.42
0
5.12
1952-53
2.14
2.4
1.77
0
6.31
1953-54
1.88
2.58
1.16
0
5.62
1954-55
2
2.49
0.85
0
5.34
1955-56
1.97
2.25
0.85
0
5.07
1956-57
1.99
2.18
0.85
0
5.02
1957-58
1.93
2.24
0.94
0
5.11
1958-59
1.93
2.37
0.94
0
5.24
1959-60
2.08
2.15
0.98
0
5.21
1960-61
2.2
2.36
1.19
0
5.75
1961-62
2.3
2.14
1.56
0
6
1962-63
2.64
2.43
1.63
0
6.7
1963-64
2.84
2.53
1.46
0
6.83
1964-65
2.56
2.28
1.44
0
6.28
1965-66
2.36
3.18
1.7
0
7.24
1966-67
2.72
2.92
1.82
0
7.46
1967-68
2.8
2.83
1.91
0
7.54
1968-69
2.86
3.12
2.13
0
8.11
1969-70
2.87
3.22
1.8
0
7.89
1970-71
3.06
3.48
1.98
6.88
15.4
1971-72
3.58
3.92
1.99
3.01
12.5
1972-73
3.22
4.69
2.01
5.16
15.08
1973-74
3.32
4.47
2.04
2.01
11.84
1974-75
2.88
4.06
2.18
3.44
12.56
1975-76
2.52
3.67
1.99
1.72
9.9
1976-77
2.11
3
2.15
1.72
8.98
1977-78
2.79
4.05
2
1.72
10.56
1978-79
2.41
2.88
1.95
1.72
8.96
1979-80
3.29
4.17
2.03
4.3
13.79
1980-81
3.19
4.04
2.09
3.44
12.76
1981-82
3.11
4.18
2.09
2.87
12.25
1982-83
3.47
4.21
2.1
3.1
12.88
1983-84
1.87
3.18
2.06
4.3
11.41
1984-85
4.89
3.78
2.15
3.87
14.69
1985-86
5.62
4.05
2.17
3.44
15.28
1986-87
5.96
3.52
2.19
3.2
14.87
1987-88
6.45
3.75
2.21
3.79
16.2
1988-89
6.1
3.38
2.21
4.3
15.99
1989-90
6.3
3.38
2.66
4.3
16.64
1990-91
6.89
3.61
2.8
4.3
17.6
1991-92
8.59
4.41
3.66
4.3
20.96
1992-93
5.81
3.53
2.41
4.3
16.05
1993-94
4.99
4.7
3.44
4.02
17.15
1994-95
5.68
5.44
2.29
3.17
16.58
1995-96
6.09
6.05
2.58
5.01
19.73
1996-97
4.81
6.44
3.44
4.99
19.68
1997-98
5
6.69
2.75
5
19.44
1998-99
5
5.83
3.44
5.02
19.29
1999-00
6.5
6.46
3.44
4.99
21.39
2000-01
6.16
7.04
3.44
5.01
21.65
2001-02
5.48
7.68
4.41
5.08
22.65
2002-03
5.97
7.65
4.17
5.49
23.28
2003-04
5.55
6.87
4.3
4.31
21.03
2004-05
7.62
8.17
4.26
4.37
24.42
2005-06
7.28
7.15
4.26
4.45
23.14
2006-07
7.23
7.24
5.16
4.44
24.07
2007-08
6.43
7.19
4.3
4.43
22.35
2008-09
6.77
9.13
4.3
4.44
24.64
2009-10
6.04
11.58
4.3
4.45
26.37
2010-11
6.14
13.32
3.44
3.79
26.69
2011-12
7.56
15.65
6.02
4.51
33.74
2012-13
7.1
11.04
6.02
4.48
28.64
2013-14
7.16
10.67
4.59
4.47
26.89
2014-15
7.61
10.31
5.16
4.47
27.55
2015-16
4.87
9.63
5.16
4.47
24.13
2016-17
6.61
9.72
5.16
4.45
25.94
2017-18
6.77
10.62
4.3
4.47
26.16
2018-19
6.22
11.28
4.3
4.48
26.28
2019-20
5.77
7.89
5.16
4.27
23.09
2020-21
5.61
6.75
5.16
4.71
22.23
2021-22
6.95
8.69
4.3
4.37
24.31
2022-23
3.72
4.63
5.26
2.83
16.44

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