Pakistan - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Pakistan was 363,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 385,090 in 1982 and a minimum value of 352,060 in 1990.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 357,300
1962 358,400
1963 358,800
1964 363,550
1965 372,350
1966 374,150
1967 374,700
1968 371,700
1969 357,000
1970 358,650
1971 354,850
1972 355,050
1973 364,000
1974 357,400
1975 360,350
1976 357,120
1977 359,130
1978 364,170
1979 363,370
1980 374,160
1981 365,040
1982 385,090
1983 364,090
1984 375,000
1985 371,180
1986 355,710
1987 366,710
1988 353,470
1989 358,600
1990 352,060
1991 352,700
1992 353,800
1993 357,500
1994 357,900
1995 360,260
1996 361,720
1997 366,690
1998 367,600
1999 367,560
2000 366,980
2001 369,720
2002 368,840
2003 368,420
2004 360,450
2005 359,650
2006 361,350
2007 360,130
2008 353,130
2009 352,770
2010 352,420
2011 359,360
2012 360,630
2013 362,800
2014 362,520
2015 362,020
2016 367,940
2017 370,030
2018 363,000

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Pakistan was 47.09 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 49.95 in 1982, while its lowest value was 45.67 in 1990.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 46.35
1962 46.49
1963 46.54
1964 47.16
1965 48.30
1966 48.54
1967 48.61
1968 48.22
1969 46.31
1970 46.52
1971 46.03
1972 46.06
1973 47.22
1974 46.36
1975 46.75
1976 46.33
1977 46.59
1978 47.24
1979 47.14
1980 48.54
1981 47.35
1982 49.95
1983 47.23
1984 48.65
1985 48.15
1986 46.14
1987 47.57
1988 45.85
1989 46.52
1990 45.67
1991 45.75
1992 45.90
1993 46.38
1994 46.43
1995 46.73
1996 46.92
1997 47.57
1998 47.69
1999 47.68
2000 47.61
2001 47.96
2002 47.85
2003 47.79
2004 46.76
2005 46.65
2006 46.88
2007 46.72
2008 45.81
2009 45.76
2010 45.72
2011 46.62
2012 46.78
2013 47.06
2014 47.03
2015 46.96
2016 47.73
2017 48.00
2018 47.09

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use