Northern America vs Pakistan: Arable land — Area

Northern America
189,620 1000 ha
in 2024
Pakistan
30,690 1000 ha
in 2024
Northern America rank
12th
Pakistan rank
14th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Northern America
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 189,620 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 158,930 1000 ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 6.2 times Pakistan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 36 groups.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 216,928 1000 ha 31,378 1000 ha 185,551 1000 ha Northern America
1970s 226,592 1000 ha 30,720 1000 ha 195,872 1000 ha Northern America
1980s 228,473 1000 ha 31,299 1000 ha 197,174 1000 ha Northern America
1990s 222,192 1000 ha 30,424 1000 ha 191,768 1000 ha Northern America
2000s 207,196 1000 ha 30,461 1000 ha 176,735 1000 ha Northern America
2010s 194,344 1000 ha 30,493 1000 ha 163,851 1000 ha Northern America
2020s 190,471 1000 ha 30,478 1000 ha 159,993 1000 ha Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Northern America or Pakistan?
Northern America, at 189,620 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Northern America and Pakistan?
158,930 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Northern America and Pakistan rank globally for arable land — area?
Northern America ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 36 groups.
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.