What is the highest surface area recorded in Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 796,100 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 796,100 sq. km in 1961.

How does Pakistan rank for surface area?

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

Is surface area rising or falling in Pakistan?

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

Surface area in Pakistan

Name: Surface area in Pakistan
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Pakistan: Surface area was 796,100 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

796,100 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

35th

of 216 countries

All-time high

796,100 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

796,100 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Pakistan, 1961–2023

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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 796,100 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Pakistan peaked at 796,100 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 796,100 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	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	9
1970s	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	10
1980s	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	10
1990s	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	10
2000s	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	10
2010s	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	10
2020s	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	796,100 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

32 Venezuela 912,050 sq. km compare
33 Namibia 824,290 sq. km compare
34 Mozambique 799,380 sq. km compare
36 Turkey 785,350 sq. km compare
37 Chile 757,245 sq. km compare
38 Zambia 752,610 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 surface area in Pakistan?: Surface area in Pakistan was 796,100 sq. km in 2023, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 796,100 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 796,100 sq. km in 1961.
How does Pakistan rank for surface area?: Pakistan ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface 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 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.