Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, China or Pakistan?

China, at 0.1137 against 0.1136 in Pakistan as of 2010.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Pakistan: Cropland and pasture per person

China

0.1137

in 2010

Pakistan

0.1136

in 2010

China rank

110th

Pakistan rank

112th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

China
Pakistan

How they compare

China currently reports 0.1137 against 0.1136 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Pakistan ahead.

China ranks 110th and Pakistan ranks 112th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.2538	0.4312	0.1773	Pakistan
1810s	0.2404	0.4337	0.1933	Pakistan
1820s	0.2259	0.4342	0.2083	Pakistan
1830s	0.2146	0.432	0.2174	Pakistan
1840s	0.2114	0.4287	0.2173	Pakistan
1850s	0.217	0.4258	0.2088	Pakistan
1860s	0.2285	0.4208	0.1922	Pakistan
1870s	0.2369	0.4146	0.1777	Pakistan
1880s	0.2353	0.4048	0.1695	Pakistan
1890s	0.2342	0.3936	0.1594	Pakistan
1900s	0.2283	0.3828	0.1545	Pakistan
1910s	0.2223	0.3729	0.1505	Pakistan
1920s	0.2068	0.3719	0.1651	Pakistan
1930s	0.2034	0.3809	0.1775	Pakistan
1940s	0.193	0.3691	0.1761	Pakistan
1950s	0.1819	0.3574	0.1755	Pakistan
1960s	0.1536	0.3756	0.222	Pakistan
1970s	0.1195	0.3198	0.2003	Pakistan
1980s	0.0967	0.2457	0.149	Pakistan
1990s	0.1061	0.1832	0.0772	Pakistan
2000s	0.1098	0.1406	0.0307	Pakistan
2010s	0.1137	0.1136	0.0001	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, China or Pakistan?: China, at 0.1137 against 0.1136 in Pakistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between China and Pakistan?: 0.0001, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do China and Pakistan rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: China ranks 110th and Pakistan ranks 112th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.