Nepal vs Pakistan: Annual change in forest area
Nepal
16,580 hectares
in 2025
Pakistan
20,786 hectares
in 2025
Nepal rank
21st
Pakistan rank
19th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Nepal
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 20,786 hectares against 16,580 hectares in Nepal, a difference of 4,206 hectares.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 19th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,741 hectares | -14,410 hectares | 31,151 hectares | Nepal |
| 2000s | 16,741 hectares | -15,128 hectares | 31,869 hectares | Nepal |
| 2010s | 10,058 hectares | -10,200 hectares | 20,258 hectares | Nepal |
| 2020s | 16,580 hectares | 19,071 hectares | 2,491 hectares | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Nepal or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 20,786 hectares against 16,580 hectares in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Nepal and Pakistan?
- 4,206 hectares, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Nepal ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 19th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.