Bhutan vs Pakistan: Arable land

Bhutan
0.1272 hectares per person
in 2023
Pakistan
0.1223 hectares per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
93rd
Pakistan rank
95th

Arable land over time

  • Bhutan
  • Pakistan
0.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.1272 hectares per person against 0.1223 hectares per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0049 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 93rd and Pakistan ranks 95th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3835 hectares per person 0.6012 hectares per person 0.2177 hectares per person Pakistan
1970s 0.3214 hectares per person 0.4492 hectares per person 0.1278 hectares per person Pakistan
1980s 0.2797 hectares per person 0.3262 hectares per person 0.0465 hectares per person Pakistan
1990s 0.2532 hectares per person 0.23 hectares per person 0.0233 hectares per person Bhutan
2000s 0.2219 hectares per person 0.1763 hectares per person 0.0456 hectares per person Bhutan
2010s 0.134 hectares per person 0.1417 hectares per person 0.0077 hectares per person Pakistan
2020s 0.1256 hectares per person 0.1261 hectares per person 0.0005 hectares per person Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Bhutan or Pakistan?
Bhutan, at 0.1272 hectares per person against 0.1223 hectares per person in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Bhutan and Pakistan?
0.0049 hectares per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Pakistan rank globally for arable land?
Bhutan ranks 93rd and Pakistan ranks 95th of 206 countries.
Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
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
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.