What is the difference in arable land between Italy and Pakistan?

0.0022 hectares per person, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Pakistan?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Italy vs Pakistan: Arable land

Italy

0.1201 hectares per person

in 2023

Pakistan

0.1223 hectares per person

in 2023

Italy rank

96th

Pakistan rank

95th

Arable land over time

Italy
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.1223 hectares per person against 0.1201 hectares per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0022 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 96th and Pakistan ranks 95th of 206 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.241 hectares per person	0.6012 hectares per person	0.3603 hectares per person	Pakistan
1970s	0.175 hectares per person	0.4492 hectares per person	0.2742 hectares per person	Pakistan
1980s	0.1622 hectares per person	0.3262 hectares per person	0.1639 hectares per person	Pakistan
1990s	0.1501 hectares per person	0.23 hectares per person	0.0799 hectares per person	Pakistan
2000s	0.1343 hectares per person	0.1763 hectares per person	0.042 hectares per person	Pakistan
2010s	0.1134 hectares per person	0.1417 hectares per person	0.0283 hectares per person	Pakistan
2020s	0.1207 hectares per person	0.1261 hectares per person	0.0054 hectares per person	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Italy or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0.1223 hectares per person against 0.1201 hectares per person in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Italy and Pakistan?: 0.0022 hectares per person, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Pakistan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Pakistan rank globally for arable land?: Italy ranks 96th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.