India vs Pakistan: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 0.12 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Pakistan, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 136th and Pakistan ranks 136th of 232 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3333 ha/cap | 0.6044 ha/cap | 0.2711 ha/cap | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.275 ha/cap | 0.453 ha/cap | 0.178 ha/cap | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.179 ha/cap | 0.234 ha/cap | 0.055 ha/cap | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.148 ha/cap | 0.181 ha/cap | 0.033 ha/cap | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.145 ha/cap | 0.017 ha/cap | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.008 ha/cap | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 0.12 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between India and Pakistan?
- 0 ha/cap, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- India ranks 136th and Pakistan ranks 136th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.