Pakistan Plants 7.6 Million Olive Trees Across 60,456 Acres in 131 Districts
ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Sep, 2026)
Pakistan has achieved a significant milestone by planting 7.637 million olive trees across 60,456 acres in 131 districts, as part of its efforts to promote olive cultivation on a commercial scale.
According to documents obtained from Wealth Pakistan, these olive plantations are distributed across several regions:
- Balochistan: Leading the national drive with 3,199,393 plants over 24,620 acres in 31 districts.
- Punjab: Ranked second with 2,235,962 trees on 17,000 acres across 31 districts through initiatives like PIDSA, PSDP, Olive Valley, and private plantation.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: With 1,656,499 plants over 14,690 acres in 32 districts, contributing from programs like PIDSA, PSDP, the 5 Million Olive initiative, and private efforts.
- AJK: Boasting 205,929 plants over 1,542 acres.
- Sindh: Home to 129,384 trees on 939 acres.
- ICT (Islamabad Capital Territory): Featuring 117,958 plants on 976 acres.
- Gilgit-Baltistan: With 92,296 plants over 690 acres.
The PSDP component contributed the largest share of plantation, accounting for 5,029,010 trees across 37,854 acres during the period 2012-26. Other notable contributions include:
- 580,158 plants under PIDSA
- 1,320,116 under the Olive Valley initiative
- 590,000 under the 5 Million Olive program
- 80,637 under Olives Expansion
- 37,500 through private plantation
Pakistan's potential olive-growing area is estimated at approximately four million hectares, with millions of wild olive plants also present. To support this burgeoning sector, 51 olive oil extraction units have been established across the country, providing processing capacity for growing production.
Key supporting infrastructure includes:
- 3 value-addition laboratories
- 6 fruit-processing units
- 5 weather stations
- 5 nursery tunnels
- 4 national reference laboratories (Islamabad, Chakwal, Tarnab, and Quetta)