Australia and New Zealand vs Pakistan: Arable land — Area

Australia and New Zealand
31,787 1000 ha
in 2024
Pakistan
30,690 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
12th
Pakistan rank
14th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Pakistan
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 31,787 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 1,097 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 17,936 1000 ha 31,378 1000 ha 13,442 1000 ha Pakistan
1970s 16,277 1000 ha 30,720 1000 ha 14,443 1000 ha Pakistan
1980s 19,761 1000 ha 31,299 1000 ha 11,538 1000 ha Pakistan
1990s 19,055 1000 ha 30,424 1000 ha 11,369 1000 ha Pakistan
2000s 24,958 1000 ha 30,461 1000 ha 5,503 1000 ha Pakistan
2010s 31,074 1000 ha 30,493 1000 ha 581.24 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 31,684 1000 ha 30,478 1000 ha 1,206 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Australia and New Zealand or Pakistan?
Australia and New Zealand, at 31,787 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Australia and New Zealand and Pakistan?
1,097 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Pakistan rank globally for arable land — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.