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

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.

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

Pakistan

0.1437

in 2023

Vietnam

0.1592

in 2023

Pakistan rank

155th

Vietnam rank

153rd

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

Pakistan
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.1592 against 0.1437 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0155.

That makes Vietnam'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 Vietnam ahead.

Pakistan ranks 155th and Vietnam ranks 153rd of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8175	0.9746	0.1571	Vietnam
1970s	0.5435	0.8495	0.306	Vietnam
1980s	0.3894	0.5645	0.1751	Vietnam
1990s	0.2692	0.3464	0.0771	Vietnam
2000s	0.2179	0.2405	0.0226	Vietnam
2010s	0.1855	0.1806	0.0049	Pakistan
2020s	0.1603	0.1628	0.0025	Vietnam

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 Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 0.1592 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 Vietnam?: 0.0155, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Vietnam?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Vietnam rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Pakistan ranks 155th and Vietnam ranks 153rd 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).