Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Pakistan

Pakistan: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 84.34 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
84.34 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 231 countries
All-time high
86.23 %
in 1967
All-time low
83.39 %
in 2010
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Pakistan, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 84.34 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Pakistan peaked at 86.23 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 83.39 %, in 2010.

Pakistan ranks 16th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 85.89 % 85.55 % 86.23 % 9
1970s 85.47 % 85.29 % 85.74 % 10
1980s 85.3 % 84.65 % 86.06 % 10
1990s 84.56 % 84.46 % 84.66 % 10
2000s 84.11 % 83.4 % 84.66 % 10
2010s 84 % 83.39 % 84.38 % 10
2020s 84.19 % 84.07 % 84.34 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Pakistan?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Pakistan was 84.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 86.23 % in 1967.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 83.39 % in 2010.
How does Pakistan rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Pakistan ranks 16th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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
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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.