Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 38,082 1000 ha against 36,389 1000 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 1,693 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 216 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,903 1000 ha | 36,533 1000 ha | 1,370 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 38,044 1000 ha | 35,941 1000 ha | 2,103 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 38,050 1000 ha | 36,690 1000 ha | 1,359 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 37,879 1000 ha | 35,978 1000 ha | 1,902 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 37,875 1000 ha | 36,214 1000 ha | 1,660 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 37,931 1000 ha | 36,297 1000 ha | 1,634 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 38,180 1000 ha | 36,204 1000 ha | 1,976 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 38,082 1000 ha against 36,389 1000 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 1,693 1000 ha, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 36th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.