Statizoid

Australia vs Pakistan: Arable land

Australia
30.99 million hectares
in 2023
Pakistan
30.26 million hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Pakistan rank
11th

Arable land over time

  • Australia
  • Pakistan
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 30.99 million hectares against 30.26 million hectares in Pakistan, a difference of 729,700 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 11th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.