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

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

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Pakistan: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

China

0.1335

in 2023

Pakistan

0.1437

in 2023

China rank

158th

Pakistan rank

155th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

China
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.1437 against 0.1335 in China, a difference of 0.0102.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

China ranks 158th and Pakistan ranks 155th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8283	0.8175	0.0108	China
1970s	0.5859	0.5435	0.0424	China
1980s	0.47	0.3894	0.0806	China
1990s	0.3504	0.2692	0.0812	China
2000s	0.2352	0.2179	0.0173	China
2010s	0.1634	0.1855	0.0221	Pakistan
2020s	0.1368	0.1603	0.0234	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, China or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0.1437 against 0.1335 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between China and Pakistan?: 0.0102, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Pakistan rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: China ranks 158th and Pakistan ranks 155th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).