Pakistan vs South America: Arable land — Area

Pakistan
30,690 1000 ha
in 2024
South America
127,229 1000 ha
in 2024
Pakistan rank
14th
South America rank
16th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Pakistan
  • South America
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k196119922024

How they compare

South America currently reports 127,229 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 96,539 1000 ha.

That makes South America's figure about 4.1 times Pakistan's.

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

Pakistan ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan South America Difference Ahead
1960s 31,378 1000 ha 65,653 1000 ha 34,275 1000 ha South America
1970s 30,720 1000 ha 79,560 1000 ha 48,840 1000 ha South America
1980s 31,299 1000 ha 96,998 1000 ha 65,699 1000 ha South America
1990s 30,424 1000 ha 91,801 1000 ha 61,377 1000 ha South America
2000s 30,461 1000 ha 100,584 1000 ha 70,123 1000 ha South America
2010s 30,493 1000 ha 116,560 1000 ha 86,067 1000 ha South America
2020s 30,478 1000 ha 125,901 1000 ha 95,423 1000 ha South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Pakistan or South America?
South America, at 127,229 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Pakistan and South America?
96,539 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and South America rank globally for arable land — area?
Pakistan ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th 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.