Tractor fleet nearly triples since 2004

Pakistan's tractor population has grown nearly two-and-a-half-fold over the past two decades, reaching 986,998 units as of the 7th Agricultural Census 2024, up from 401,663 in 2004 and 252,861 in 1994, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data. The pace of growth has itself accelerated: while the tractor count rose 59% between 1994 and 2004, it climbed 146% in the two decades to 2024, more than double the previous growth rate, pointing to a marked deepening of farm mechanisation nationally. Punjab continues to dominate the tractor fleet, accounting for 78.8% of the national total with 777,404 units, followed by Sindh (8.7%, 85,895 units), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (6.2%, 61,113 units) and Balochistan (6.2%, 61,368 units). The standout figure in the provincial breakdown, however, is Balochistan, where the tractor count grew 564% between 2004 and 2024, by far the steepest increase of any province, albeit from a small base.