Kenya vs Pakistan: Arable land use per person
Kenya
0.1198 hectares per person
in 2023
Pakistan
0.1223 hectares per person
in 2023
Kenya rank
97th
Pakistan rank
95th
Arable land use per person over time
- Kenya
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.1223 hectares per person against 0.1198 hectares per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0025 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 97th and Pakistan ranks 95th of 206 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.6012 hectares per person | 0.2246 hectares per person | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.2753 hectares per person | 0.4492 hectares per person | 0.1738 hectares per person | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.3262 hectares per person | 0.0999 hectares per person | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.1943 hectares per person | 0.23 hectares per person | 0.0357 hectares per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.1484 hectares per person | 0.1763 hectares per person | 0.0279 hectares per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.1417 hectares per person | 0.0059 hectares per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.1261 hectares per person | 0.0027 hectares per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Kenya or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.1223 hectares per person against 0.1198 hectares per person in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Kenya and Pakistan?
- 0.0025 hectares per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Pakistan rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Kenya ranks 97th and Pakistan ranks 95th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.