The country’s geographical area is 79.61 million hectares
(mha), excluding the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Out of this, only 72
percent area has been reported indicating a major limitation that 28
percent area is not yet surveyed for land use classification. The
reported area is further classified into four major classes: (a) forest
area of 4.02 mha; (b) area not available for cultivation of 22.88 mha;
(c) culturable waste of 8.12 mha; and (d) cultivated area of 22.05 mha.
Out of the reported area, around 8.1 mha are available for future
agriculture and other uses, if water is made available. If rest of the
area (28 percent) is also surveyed then one can have better picture of
country’s land resources (Table 1).
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