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Land use
data from 2003–04 shows that 7 per cent of the total geographic area of FATA is
cultivated, with another 1 per cent recorded as fallow, while more than 82 per
cent of the land is not available for cultivation. This puts intense pressure on
available farmland, which supports an average of 18 persons per cultivated
hectare and more than 40 persons per irrigated hectare. Some 44 per cent of
farmland is under irrigation, with the remaining cultivated area relying
entirely on rainfall.
Land use
(FATA, 2003–04)
Land
use Area (ha)
Reported area 2,722,042
Cultivated area 199,530
Irrigated area 87,011
Current fallow 30,607
Forest area 46,202
Uncultivated area 2,468,512
Not available for cultivation 2,240,761
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