Australia vs Pakistan: Arable land — Area

Australia
31,265 1000 ha
in 2024
Pakistan
30,690 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Pakistan rank
14th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Pakistan
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 31,265 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 575 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 17,556 1000 ha 31,378 1000 ha 13,821 1000 ha Pakistan
1970s 15,889 1000 ha 30,720 1000 ha 14,831 1000 ha Pakistan
1980s 19,335 1000 ha 31,299 1000 ha 11,964 1000 ha Pakistan
1990s 18,662 1000 ha 30,424 1000 ha 11,762 1000 ha Pakistan
2000s 24,536 1000 ha 30,461 1000 ha 5,925 1000 ha Pakistan
2010s 30,555 1000 ha 30,493 1000 ha 62.19 1000 ha Australia
2020s 31,141 1000 ha 30,478 1000 ha 662.8 1000 ha Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Australia or Pakistan?
Australia, at 31,265 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Australia and Pakistan?
575 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Pakistan rank globally for arable land — area?
Australia ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 231 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.