Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Pakistan: Has the world passed peak agricultural land?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
23.24 million
in 2010
Pakistan
24.81 million
in 2010
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
38th
Pakistan rank
36th

Has the world passed peak agricultural land? over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 24.81 million against 23.24 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 1.57 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 38th and Pakistan ranks 36th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 17 and Pakistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Pakistan Difference Ahead
1780s 6.53 million 5.96 million 565,760 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1790s 6.86 million 6.15 million 707,150 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1800s 7.20 million 6.34 million 860,030 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1810s 7.58 million 6.58 million 999,120 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1820s 7.98 million 6.79 million 1.19 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1830s 8.41 million 7.03 million 1.39 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1840s 8.87 million 7.27 million 1.60 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1850s 9.36 million 7.54 million 1.82 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1860s 9.88 million 7.77 million 2.12 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1870s 10.46 million 8.04 million 2.42 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1880s 11.07 million 8.30 million 2.78 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1890s 11.73 million 8.57 million 3.17 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1900s 12.43 million 8.86 million 3.57 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1910s 13.21 million 9.15 million 4.06 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1920s 13.98 million 9.94 million 4.04 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1930s 14.54 million 11.27 million 3.27 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1940s 15.51 million 13.09 million 2.42 million Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1950s 16.51 million 17.25 million 746,300 Pakistan
1960s 21.58 million 21.96 million 381,600 Pakistan
1970s 21.54 million 23.27 million 1.73 million Pakistan
1980s 21.87 million 23.72 million 1.86 million Pakistan
1990s 22.04 million 24.28 million 2.25 million Pakistan
2000s 21.86 million 24.48 million 2.62 million Pakistan
2010s 23.24 million 24.81 million 1.57 million Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the world passed peak agricultural land?, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 24.81 million against 23.24 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2010.
What is the difference in has the world passed peak agricultural land? between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?
1.57 million, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan rank globally for has the world passed peak agricultural land??
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 38th and Pakistan ranks 36th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the world passed peak agricultural land?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Has the world passed peak agricultural land?
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and pasture used for grazing livestock. This is shown for three sources, which use different methods of estimation. While they disagree on how much land is used for agriculture, and the exact date that it peaked, they do all agree that we have passed the peak.