Land Coverage

Geographical Area and Province wise Coverage of Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Pakistan

 

Geographical Area

Area Surveyed

Un-surveyed Area

(‘000 square kms)

(‘000 square kms)

(% of total)

(‘000 square kms)

Punjab

206

206

100

-

Sindh

141

120

85

21 (Thar North)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & FATA

102

91

89

6.6 (South Wazristan)
3.7(Gaps)

Balochistan

347

347

100

-

Gilgit-Baltistan

73

73

100

-

Azad Kashmir

13

13

100

-

Total

882

850

96

 

 

Land Use Categories of Pakistan 

(Except Gilgit-Baltistan)

 

Land Capability Classification

Class/ Sub-class

Punjab

Sindh

KPK + FATA

Balochistan

GB

AJK

Pakistan

%

I

3,486.4

1,105.3

1,87.3

5,98.9

2.4

-

5,380.3

6.10

II

3,679.2

2,336.2

5,24.4

481

145.3

14

7,180.1

8.14

III

2,395.1

1,498.8

6,65.8

315.4

77.2

200.9

5,153.2

5.84

IV

1,439.9

8,38.5

5,81.6

929.2

105.5

225.8

4,120.5

4.67

V

-

-

70.1

-

101.1

-

171.2

0.19

VI

2,61.8

8.3

827

84.6

114.6

306.6

1,602.9

1.82

VII

4,610.6

2,454.2

2,603.8

9,294.7

869.4

20.9

19,853.6

22.51

VIII

4,159.7

3,372.3

2974

22,699.5

4364.1

510.4

3,8080

43.17

Total Classified

20032.7

11613.6

8434

34403.3

5779.6

1278.6

81541.9

92.45

Note: All these values are in Thousand Hectares