Pakistan vs Western Africa: Arable land — Area

Pakistan
30,690 1000 ha
in 2024
Western Africa
99,061 1000 ha
in 2024
Pakistan rank
16th
Western Africa rank
18th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Pakistan
  • Western Africa
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922024

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 99,061 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan, a difference of 68,371 1000 ha.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.2 times Pakistan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 18th of 248 countries.

Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 31,378 1000 ha 54,050 1000 ha 22,672 1000 ha Western Africa
1970s 30,720 1000 ha 55,000 1000 ha 24,280 1000 ha Western Africa
1980s 31,299 1000 ha 57,767 1000 ha 26,468 1000 ha Western Africa
1990s 30,424 1000 ha 70,213 1000 ha 39,789 1000 ha Western Africa
2000s 30,461 1000 ha 81,668 1000 ha 51,207 1000 ha Western Africa
2010s 30,493 1000 ha 91,440 1000 ha 60,947 1000 ha Western Africa
2020s 30,478 1000 ha 97,520 1000 ha 67,042 1000 ha Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Pakistan or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 99,061 1000 ha against 30,690 1000 ha in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Pakistan and Western Africa?
68,371 1000 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Western Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Western Africa rank globally for arable land — area?
Pakistan ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 18th of 248 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
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
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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.