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Introduction to Agriculture Notes prepared by: Aqleem Abbas

Land cultivation of Pakistan
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 35 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural 65 percent (2005 estimate)

. Literacy rate Total 47.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 32.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 61.4
percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 1.8
percent (2000-2001)

GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 19.4 percent (2006) Industry 27.2 percent
(2006) Services 53.4 percent (2006Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry,
fishing 42 percent (2002) Industry 21 percent (2002) Services 37 percent (2002) Unemployment
rate 7.7 percent (2004

Area of Pakistan 79.61 million hectare
forest 4.04 million hectare

Cultivated area 22.1 million hectare
export 65 %
Baluchistan total area 35 million hectare
Punjab total area 21 million hectare
kpk 10 million hectare
sindh 14 million hectare

Cultivated area of Pakistan

22 million hectare

Rainfed = 5 million hectare

Irrigated area =17 million hectare.

Rainfed area of Pakistan

Punjab 14

Sind 30

Kpk 50

Baluchistan 25