Fruit export revenues have increased by 93% over the past decade, with significant fluctuations in quantity.

According to official data from the Ministry of Finance, Pakistan’s fruit export revenues surged by almost 93% over the last decade, rising from Rs44.6 billion in 2015-16 to Rs86.0 billion in 2024-25.

The peak export value for the decade was in 2023-24, with revenues of Rs97.1 billion. That year, shipment volumes totaled 928,000 tons.

In the most recent fiscal year, 2024-25, export volumes plummeted to 579,000 tons, marking the lowest level in a decade and around 37% lower than in 2023-24. Notwithstanding the decline in volume, export revenues remained robust at Rs86.0 billion.

During the review period, export quantities varied significantly between 579,000 and 975,000 tonnes. The apex of shipments occurred in 2020-21, with exports escalating to 975,000 tonnes. The earnings for that year amounted to Rs76.8 billion.

Nevertheless, volumes declined by over 36% in 2021-22, totaling 622,000 tonnes. Notwithstanding the reduction in shipments, export revenues ascended to Rs84.4 billion, signifying an enhancement in export value per tonne.

In 2022-23, volumes were restrained at 629,000 tons, while export value decreased to Rs68.8 billion. The decline ensued after the catastrophic floods of 2022, which submerged extensive regions of agricultural land and impacted millions of acres of crops.

Previously, exports underwent a two-year growth period. In 2018-19, cargo volumes increased to 756,000 tons, while export revenues surged approximately 28% year-on-year to Rs56.3 billion. In 2019-20, growth persisted, with volumes attaining 798,000 tons and receipts rising to Rs67.8 billion.

The rebound commenced in 2017-18, with exports rising to 697,000 tonnes, yielding Rs43.8 billion.

In the initial year of the examined decade, fruit export volumes reached 677,000 tons in 2015-16, generating revenues of Rs44.6 billion. In 2016-17, volumes decreased to 646,000 tons, and export value fell to Rs39.9 billion due to above-average rainfall from March to September 2016, which caused flash floods in several regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, resulting in damage to orchards and crops.

Despite considerable fluctuations in shipment numbers caused by weather-related delays, export revenues exhibited a consistent rising trajectory across the decade.