Agriculture in Pakistan facts for kids
Pakistan is a country with lots of good land for farming and plenty of water. About a quarter of all the land in Pakistan is used to grow crops. This land is watered by one of the biggest irrigation systems in the world! Pakistan uses this system to water three times more land than Russia does.
Farming is super important to Pakistan's economy. It makes up about 23% of the country's total income (called GDP). Also, about 44% of all workers in Pakistan have jobs related to agriculture. This means nearly half the people working in Pakistan are involved in farming!
Pakistan is one of the world's top producers of many different crops and food items. Here are some of the main ones, along with their world ranking from 2005:
- Chickpea (2nd in the world)
- Apricot (4th in the world)
- Cotton (4th in the world)
- Sugarcane (4th in the world) - This is used to make sugar and is even considered the national juice of Pakistan!
- Milk (5th in the world)
- Onion (5th in the world)
- Date Palm (6th in the world)
- Mango (7th in the world) - This delicious fruit is the national fruit of Pakistan!
- Tangerines, mandarin oranges, and clementines (8th in the world)
- Rice (8th in the world)
- Wheat (9th in the world)
- Oranges (10th in the world)
Overall, Pakistan ranks fifth among Muslim countries and twentieth worldwide for its farm production. It's also the fifth-largest milk producer on the planet. Farming is truly the backbone of Pakistan's economy, meaning it's the most important part that supports everything else!
Images for kids
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A mango orchard in Multan, Pakistan.
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The Indus River Delta, where the Indus River meets the sea.
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Golden wheat fields in Punjab, Pakistan.
