Pakistan Arable Land 1961-2023

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Pakistan arable land for 2020 was 30,930,000, a 1.31% increase from 2019.
  • Pakistan arable land for 2019 was 30,530,000, a 2.02% decline from 2018.
  • Pakistan arable land for 2018 was 31,160,000, a 0.16% decline from 2017.
  • Pakistan arable land for 2017 was 31,210,000, a 0.71% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
India 155,369,076
Nigeria 35,000,000
Ukraine 32,924,000
Pakistan 30,930,000
Indonesia 26,300,000
Sudan 20,994,840
Myanmar 11,018,000
Bangladesh 8,000,000
Morocco 7,649,000
Vietnam 6,787,000
Cameroon 6,200,000
Kenya 5,800,000
Philippines 5,590,000
Angola 4,900,000
Bolivia 4,540,000
Uzbekistan 4,023,000
Cambodia 3,876,000
Zambia 3,800,000
Egypt 3,365,000
Tunisia 2,595,000
Ghana 2,513,400
Moldova 1,699,800
Nicaragua 1,504,000
Sri Lanka 1,372,000
Mongolia 1,340,480
Kyrgyz Republic 1,287,400
Lao PDR 1,224,000
Honduras 1,020,000
El Salvador 721,000
Lesotho 596,000
Republic of Congo 550,000
Mauritania 400,000
Georgia 310,000
Papua New Guinea 300,000
Eswatini 175,000
Timor-Leste 111,500
Bhutan 94,000
West Bank and Gaza 69,800
Cabo Verde 50,000
Vanuatu 20,000
Solomon Islands 20,000
Sao Tome and Principe 4,000
Kiribati 2,000
Micronesia 2,000
Djibouti 2,000
Pakistan Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2020 30,930,000 0.14 40.12%
2019 30,530,000 0.14 39.60%
2018 31,160,000 0.14 40.42%
2017 31,210,000 0.14 40.49%
2016 30,990,000 0.15 40.20%
2015 30,400,000 0.14 39.44%
2014 30,440,000 0.15 39.49%
2013 30,470,000 0.15 39.53%
2012 30,240,000 0.15 39.23%
2011 30,100,000 0.15 39.05%
2010 29,390,000 0.15 38.13%
2009 29,420,000 0.15 38.16%
2008 29,460,000 0.16 38.22%
2007 30,180,000 0.17 39.15%
2006 30,320,000 0.17 39.33%
2005 30,170,000 0.17 39.14%
2004 30,310,000 0.18 39.32%
2003 31,190,000 0.19 40.46%
2002 31,220,000 0.19 40.50%
2001 31,300,000 0.20 40.60%
2000 31,040,000 0.20 40.27%
1999 31,110,000 0.21 40.36%
1998 31,120,000 0.21 40.37%
1997 31,040,000 0.22 40.27%
1996 30,550,000 0.22 39.63%
1995 30,460,000 0.23 39.51%
1994 30,250,000 0.23 39.24%
1993 30,230,000 0.24 39.21%
1992 29,920,000 0.24 38.81%
1991 29,810,000 0.25 38.67%
1990 29,750,000 0.26 38.59%
1989 30,410,000 0.27 39.45%
1988 29,920,000 0.28 38.81%
1987 31,250,000 0.30 40.54%
1986 30,140,000 0.30 39.10%
1985 31,710,000 0.33 41.13%
1984 32,110,000 0.34 41.65%
1983 31,040,000 0.34 40.27%
1982 33,140,000 0.38 42.99%
1981 31,160,000 0.37 40.42%
1980 32,110,000 0.40 41.65%
1979 31,050,000 0.40 40.28%
1978 31,150,000 0.42 40.41%
1977 30,640,000 0.42 39.75%
1976 30,460,000 0.43 39.51%
1975 30,800,000 0.45 39.95%
1974 30,530,000 0.46 39.60%
1973 31,210,000 0.49 40.49%
1972 30,340,000 0.49 39.36%
1971 30,320,000 0.50 39.33%
1970 30,700,000 0.52 39.82%
1969 30,540,000 0.53 39.62%
1968 32,010,000 0.57 41.52%
1967 32,310,000 0.59 41.91%
1966 32,260,000 0.61 41.85%
1965 32,080,000 0.62 41.61%
1964 31,200,000 0.62 40.47%
1963 30,730,000 0.62 39.86%
1962 30,690,000 0.64 39.81%
1961 30,580,000 0.65 39.67%