Nigeria vs Pakistan: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
13th
Pakistan rank
14th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0399 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Pakistan?
0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.