What is land area in Pakistan?

Land area in Pakistan was 770,880 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 770,880 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 770,880 sq. km in 1961.

How does Pakistan rank for land area?

Pakistan ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Pakistan data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Pakistan

Name: Land area in Pakistan
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Pakistan: Land area was 770,880 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

770,880 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

35th

of 216 countries

All-time high

770,880 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

770,880 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Pakistan, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Pakistan stood at 770,880 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Pakistan peaked at 770,880 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 770,880 sq. km, in 1961.

Pakistan ranks 35th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	9
1970s	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	10
1980s	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	10
1990s	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	10
2000s	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	10
2010s	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	10
2020s	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	770,880 sq. km	4

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36 Turkey 769,630 sq. km compare
37 Zambia 743,390 sq. km compare
38 Chile 742,832 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Rural population 60.5% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
Rural population 154.34 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 93.77 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 14.64 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 3,634 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 53.19 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Pakistan?: Land area in Pakistan was 770,880 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 770,880 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 770,880 sq. km in 1961.
How does Pakistan rank for land area?: Pakistan ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.