Pakistan - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Pakistan was 30,507,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,140,000 in 1982 and a minimum value of 29,390,000 in 2010.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,580,000 |
| 1962 | 30,690,000 |
| 1963 | 30,730,000 |
| 1964 | 31,200,000 |
| 1965 | 32,080,000 |
| 1966 | 32,260,000 |
| 1967 | 32,310,000 |
| 1968 | 32,010,000 |
| 1969 | 30,540,000 |
| 1970 | 30,700,000 |
| 1971 | 30,320,000 |
| 1972 | 30,340,000 |
| 1973 | 31,210,000 |
| 1974 | 30,530,000 |
| 1975 | 30,800,000 |
| 1976 | 30,460,000 |
| 1977 | 30,640,000 |
| 1978 | 31,150,000 |
| 1979 | 31,050,000 |
| 1980 | 32,110,000 |
| 1981 | 31,160,000 |
| 1982 | 33,140,000 |
| 1983 | 31,040,000 |
| 1984 | 32,110,000 |
| 1985 | 31,710,000 |
| 1986 | 30,140,000 |
| 1987 | 31,250,000 |
| 1988 | 29,920,000 |
| 1989 | 30,410,000 |
| 1990 | 29,750,000 |
| 1991 | 29,810,000 |
| 1992 | 29,920,000 |
| 1993 | 30,230,000 |
| 1994 | 30,250,000 |
| 1995 | 30,460,000 |
| 1996 | 30,550,000 |
| 1997 | 31,040,000 |
| 1998 | 31,120,000 |
| 1999 | 31,110,000 |
| 2000 | 31,040,000 |
| 2001 | 31,300,000 |
| 2002 | 31,220,000 |
| 2003 | 31,190,000 |
| 2004 | 30,310,000 |
| 2005 | 30,170,000 |
| 2006 | 30,320,000 |
| 2007 | 30,180,000 |
| 2008 | 29,460,000 |
| 2009 | 29,420,000 |
| 2010 | 29,390,000 |
| 2011 | 30,100,000 |
| 2012 | 30,240,000 |
| 2013 | 30,470,000 |
| 2014 | 30,440,000 |
| 2015 | 30,400,000 |
| 2016 | 30,990,000 |
| 2017 | 31,210,000 |
| 2018 | 30,507,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Pakistan was 0.144 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.664 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.144 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.664 |
| 1962 | 0.650 |
| 1963 | 0.635 |
| 1964 | 0.629 |
| 1965 | 0.630 |
| 1966 | 0.617 |
| 1967 | 0.602 |
| 1968 | 0.581 |
| 1969 | 0.540 |
| 1970 | 0.528 |
| 1971 | 0.508 |
| 1972 | 0.494 |
| 1973 | 0.495 |
| 1974 | 0.470 |
| 1975 | 0.461 |
| 1976 | 0.443 |
| 1977 | 0.432 |
| 1978 | 0.426 |
| 1979 | 0.411 |
| 1980 | 0.411 |
| 1981 | 0.386 |
| 1982 | 0.397 |
| 1983 | 0.360 |
| 1984 | 0.360 |
| 1985 | 0.344 |
| 1986 | 0.317 |
| 1987 | 0.318 |
| 1988 | 0.295 |
| 1989 | 0.291 |
| 1990 | 0.276 |
| 1991 | 0.269 |
| 1992 | 0.263 |
| 1993 | 0.258 |
| 1994 | 0.251 |
| 1995 | 0.246 |
| 1996 | 0.240 |
| 1997 | 0.237 |
| 1998 | 0.231 |
| 1999 | 0.224 |
| 2000 | 0.218 |
| 2001 | 0.214 |
| 2002 | 0.209 |
| 2003 | 0.204 |
| 2004 | 0.193 |
| 2005 | 0.188 |
| 2006 | 0.185 |
| 2007 | 0.180 |
| 2008 | 0.172 |
| 2009 | 0.168 |
| 2010 | 0.164 |
| 2011 | 0.164 |
| 2012 | 0.161 |
| 2013 | 0.159 |
| 2014 | 0.156 |
| 2015 | 0.152 |
| 2016 | 0.152 |
| 2017 | 0.150 |
| 2018 | 0.144 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Pakistan was 39.57 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 42.99 in 1982, while its lowest value was 38.13 in 2010.
Definition: Arable land 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.67 |
| 1962 | 39.81 |
| 1963 | 39.86 |
| 1964 | 40.47 |
| 1965 | 41.61 |
| 1966 | 41.85 |
| 1967 | 41.91 |
| 1968 | 41.52 |
| 1969 | 39.62 |
| 1970 | 39.82 |
| 1971 | 39.33 |
| 1972 | 39.36 |
| 1973 | 40.49 |
| 1974 | 39.60 |
| 1975 | 39.95 |
| 1976 | 39.51 |
| 1977 | 39.75 |
| 1978 | 40.41 |
| 1979 | 40.28 |
| 1980 | 41.65 |
| 1981 | 40.42 |
| 1982 | 42.99 |
| 1983 | 40.27 |
| 1984 | 41.65 |
| 1985 | 41.13 |
| 1986 | 39.10 |
| 1987 | 40.54 |
| 1988 | 38.81 |
| 1989 | 39.45 |
| 1990 | 38.59 |
| 1991 | 38.67 |
| 1992 | 38.81 |
| 1993 | 39.21 |
| 1994 | 39.24 |
| 1995 | 39.51 |
| 1996 | 39.63 |
| 1997 | 40.27 |
| 1998 | 40.37 |
| 1999 | 40.36 |
| 2000 | 40.27 |
| 2001 | 40.60 |
| 2002 | 40.50 |
| 2003 | 40.46 |
| 2004 | 39.32 |
| 2005 | 39.14 |
| 2006 | 39.33 |
| 2007 | 39.15 |
| 2008 | 38.22 |
| 2009 | 38.16 |
| 2010 | 38.13 |
| 2011 | 39.05 |
| 2012 | 39.23 |
| 2013 | 39.53 |
| 2014 | 39.49 |
| 2015 | 39.44 |
| 2016 | 40.20 |
| 2017 | 40.49 |
| 2018 | 39.57 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
