Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Pakistan

Arable land per capita in Pakistan in 2023 — 0.1223 ha/person. Ranked 95 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 81.2%.

2023 0.1223 ha/person −1.44% vs 2022
World rank 95of 206
Period maximum 0.6517 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1223 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Pakistan, 1961–202300.20.40.60.819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.6517 ha/person1963: 0.6215 ha/person1965: 0.6145 ha/person1967: 0.5852 ha/person1969: 0.5224 ha/person1971: 0.4902 ha/person1973: 0.4768 ha/person1975: 0.4434 ha/person1977: 0.4146 ha/person1979: 0.3931 ha/person1981: 0.3632 ha/person1983: 0.3366 ha/person1985: 0.3228 ha/person1987: 0.2972 ha/person1989: 0.2707 ha/person1991: 0.2483 ha/person1993: 0.238 ha/person1995: 0.2263 ha/person1997: 0.2178 ha/person1999: 0.2066 ha/person2001: 0.1965 ha/person2003: 0.1866 ha/person2005: 0.172 ha/person2007: 0.1636 ha/person2009: 0.1514 ha/person2011: 0.1477 ha/person2013: 0.1444 ha/person2015: 0.1399 ha/person2017: 0.1398 ha/person2019: 0.1323 ha/person2021: 0.1264 ha/person2023: 0.1223 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.5295 (−81.24%) Average annual rate: -2.66 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 0.1223 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
South Asia 0.0993 ha/person
Southern Asia computed 0.1072 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1223 −0.0018 −1.44%
2022 0.124 −0.0024 −1.9%
2021 0.1264 −0.0052 −3.93%
2020 0.1316 −0.0007 −0.5%
2019 0.1323 −0.005 −3.67%
2018 0.1373 −0.0025 −1.77%
2017 0.1398 −0.001 −0.7%
2016 0.1408 +0.0009 +0.62%
2015 0.1399 −0.0022 −1.52%
2014 0.1421 −0.0023 −1.59%
2013 0.1444 −0.0013 −0.87%
2012 0.1456 −0.0021 −1.43%
2011 0.1477 +0.0002 +0.15%
2010 0.1475 −0.0038 −2.54%
2009 0.1514 −0.0041 −2.64%
2008 0.1555 −0.0081 −4.96%
2007 0.1636 −0.0052 −3.06%
2006 0.1687 −0.0032 −1.87%
2005 0.172 −0.005 −2.83%
2004 0.177 −0.0097 −5.19%
2003 0.1866 −0.0046 −2.42%
2002 0.1913 −0.0052 −2.67%
2001 0.1965 −0.0039 −1.94%
2000 0.2004 −0.0062 −3%
1999 0.2066 −0.0058 −2.72%
1998 0.2124 −0.0054 −2.47%
1997 0.2178 −0.0027 −1.23%
1996 0.2205 −0.0058 −2.58%
1995 0.2263 −0.005 −2.17%
1994 0.2314 −0.0066 −2.79%
1993 0.238 −0.0042 −1.73%
1992 0.2422 −0.0061 −2.46%
1991 0.2483 −0.0078 −3.06%
1990 0.2561 −0.0146 −5.39%
1989 0.2707 −0.0045 −1.63%
1988 0.2752 −0.0221 −7.42%
1987 0.2972 +0.0006 +0.21%
1986 0.2966 −0.0262 −8.11%
1985 0.3228 −0.0146 −4.33%
1984 0.3374 +0.0009 +0.25%
1983 0.3366 −0.0354 −9.52%
1982 0.372 +0.0088 +2.43%
1981 0.3632 −0.027 −6.93%
1980 0.3902 −0.0029 −0.73%
1979 0.3931 −0.0152 −3.71%
1978 0.4082 −0.0064 −1.54%
1977 0.4146 −0.0107 −2.51%
1976 0.4253 −0.0181 −4.09%
1975 0.4434 −0.0095 −2.09%
1974 0.4529 −0.0239 −5.01%
1973 0.4768 −0.0004 −0.08%
1972 0.4772 −0.0131 −2.67%
1971 0.4902 −0.02 −3.92%
1970 0.5102 −0.0122 −2.33%
1969 0.5224 −0.0411 −7.29%
1968 0.5635 −0.0217 −3.71%
1967 0.5852 −0.0158 −2.63%
1966 0.601 −0.0135 −2.19%
1965 0.6145 +0.0003 +0.05%
1964 0.6142 −0.0073 −1.17%
1963 0.6215 −0.0158 −2.49%
1962 0.6373 −0.0144 −2.21%
1961 0.6517

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.