It occupies a prominent position among winter vegetables and is one of the most extensively grown and consumed vegetables in Pakistan. Over 28.7 thousand hectares, 728.137 thousand tonnes of carrots are produced each year.

Carrot is a root vegetable of the Apiaceae family, the second most widely grown vegetable in Pakistan and the fifth in Europe. Carrots are one of the top ten most economically significant vegetable crops worldwide, both in terms of production area and market value.

The national average carrot production is hardly 25.3 tonnes per hectare in comparison to other modern carrot producing countries, such as Belgium (47.64 tonnes per hectare), Denmark (44.29 tonnes per hectare), and the United Kingdom (44.28 tonnes per hectare).

Carrots are excellent sources of nutrients; they are a major source of vitamins, fiber, minerals, containing significant amounts of vitamin A, vitamin K, B1, B2, B6, C, folic acid, iron, manganese, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and pantothenic acid.