Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 23.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Pakistan is 23.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Pakistan peaked at 79.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2018.
Pakistan ranks 20th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.5% | — |
| 1996 | 45.3% | -43.0% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +39.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 23.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 23.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7%, 13.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 45.3% | 79.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 34.9% | 56.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 16.5% | 26.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Pakistan?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Pakistan was 23.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Pakistan ranks 20th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.