How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
103rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9016 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.1411 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Pakistan is 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 0.9016 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1411 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Pakistan ranks 103rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1411 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.184 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1822 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1883 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2089 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2164 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2143 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2543 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2673 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2291 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2355 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2443 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3102 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3274 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3354 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3089 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3539 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3691 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4316 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4698 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.523 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5642 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.567 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6017 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6544 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6917 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7797 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6925 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6794 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6906 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7655 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.775 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8607 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7929 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7763 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7805 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7425 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7413 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6883 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.815 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7568 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7858 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7746 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7726 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7779 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8079 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8208 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8153 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.857 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8735 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9016 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.862 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8431 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8509 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8578 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8643 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1809 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1411 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2089 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2634 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2143 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3354 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4637 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3089 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.567 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7191 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6017 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8607 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7654 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6883 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.815 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8332 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7726 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9016 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8633 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8509 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 100 Armenia 0.9185 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 101 Cayman Islands 0.8958 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 102 Costa Rica 0.8949 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 104 Iran 0.8741 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 105 Bahamas 0.8692 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 106 United Arab Emirates 0.8688 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9016 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1411 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Pakistan rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.