Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Pakistan
0.1437
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.1609
in 2023
Pakistan rank
155th
United Arab Emirates rank
152nd

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

  • Pakistan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.1609 against 0.1437 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0172.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Pakistan ranks 155th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8175 0.7898 0.0277 Pakistan
1970s 0.5435 0.4207 0.1228 Pakistan
1980s 0.3894 0.2331 0.1563 Pakistan
1990s 0.2692 0.1246 0.1446 Pakistan
2000s 0.2179 0.0965 0.1214 Pakistan
2010s 0.1855 0.1552 0.0303 Pakistan
2020s 0.1603 0.1558 0.0045 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, Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.1609 against 0.1437 in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
0.0172, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Pakistan ranks 155th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd 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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About this data

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

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