Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Pakistan

Arable land in Pakistan in 2023 — 30,260,000 ha. Ranked 11 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1%.

2023 30.26M ha +0.1% vs 2022
World rank 11of 206
Period maximum 33.14M ha1982
Period minimum 29.39M ha2010

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Pakistan, 1961–202329M30M31M32M33M34M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 30,580,000 ha1963: 30,730,000 ha1965: 32,080,000 ha1967: 32,310,000 ha1969: 30,540,000 ha1971: 30,320,000 ha1973: 31,210,000 ha1975: 30,800,000 ha1977: 30,640,000 ha1979: 31,050,000 ha1981: 31,160,000 ha1983: 31,040,000 ha1985: 31,710,000 ha1987: 31,250,000 ha1989: 30,410,000 ha1991: 29,810,000 ha1993: 30,230,000 ha1995: 30,460,000 ha1997: 31,040,000 ha1999: 31,110,000 ha2001: 31,300,000 ha2003: 31,190,000 ha2005: 30,170,000 ha2007: 30,180,000 ha2009: 29,420,000 ha2011: 30,100,000 ha2013: 30,470,000 ha2015: 30,400,000 ha2017: 31,210,000 ha2019: 30,530,000 ha2021: 30,280,000 ha2023: 30,260,000 ha
Change over the period: −320,000 (−1.05%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Pakistan 30.26M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
South Asia computed 203M ha
Southern Asia computed 219M ha
Arable land — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 30.26M +30,000 +0.1%
2022 30.23M −50,000 −0.17%
2021 30.28M −650,000 −2.1%
2020 30.93M +400,000 +1.31%
2019 30.53M −630,000 −2.02%
2018 31.16M −50,000 −0.16%
2017 31.21M +220,000 +0.71%
2016 30.99M +590,000 +1.94%
2015 30.4M −40,000 −0.13%
2014 30.44M −30,000 −0.1%
2013 30.47M +230,000 +0.76%
2012 30.24M +140,000 +0.47%
2011 30.1M +710,000 +2.42%
2010 29.39M −30,000 −0.1%
2009 29.42M −40,000 −0.14%
2008 29.46M −720,000 −2.39%
2007 30.18M −140,000 −0.46%
2006 30.32M +150,000 +0.5%
2005 30.17M −140,000 −0.46%
2004 30.31M −880,000 −2.82%
2003 31.19M −30,000 −0.1%
2002 31.22M −80,000 −0.26%
2001 31.3M +260,000 +0.84%
2000 31.04M −70,000 −0.23%
1999 31.11M −10,000 −0.03%
1998 31.12M +80,000 +0.26%
1997 31.04M +490,000 +1.6%
1996 30.55M +90,000 +0.3%
1995 30.46M +210,000 +0.69%
1994 30.25M +20,000 +0.07%
1993 30.23M +310,000 +1.04%
1992 29.92M +110,000 +0.37%
1991 29.81M +60,000 +0.2%
1990 29.75M −660,000 −2.17%
1989 30.41M +490,000 +1.64%
1988 29.92M −1.33M −4.26%
1987 31.25M +1.11M +3.68%
1986 30.14M −1.57M −4.95%
1985 31.71M −400,000 −1.25%
1984 32.11M +1.07M +3.45%
1983 31.04M −2.1M −6.34%
1982 33.14M +1.98M +6.35%
1981 31.16M −950,000 −2.96%
1980 32.11M +1.06M +3.41%
1979 31.05M −100,000 −0.32%
1978 31.15M +510,000 +1.66%
1977 30.64M +180,000 +0.59%
1976 30.46M −340,000 −1.1%
1975 30.8M +270,000 +0.88%
1974 30.53M −680,000 −2.18%
1973 31.21M +870,000 +2.87%
1972 30.34M +20,000 +0.07%
1971 30.32M −380,000 −1.24%
1970 30.7M +160,000 +0.52%
1969 30.54M −1.47M −4.59%
1968 32.01M −300,000 −0.93%
1967 32.31M +50,000 +0.15%
1966 32.26M +180,000 +0.56%
1965 32.08M +880,000 +2.82%
1964 31.2M +470,000 +1.53%
1963 30.73M +40,000 +0.13%
1962 30.69M +110,000 +0.36%
1961 30.58M

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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