Pakistan vs Spain: Annual change in forest area
Pakistan
20,786 hectares
in 2025
Spain
30,144 hectares
in 2025
Pakistan rank
19th
Spain rank
16th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Pakistan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 30,144 hectares against 20,786 hectares in Pakistan, a difference of 9,358 hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th of 235 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -14,410 hectares | 318,927 hectares | 333,337 hectares | Spain |
| 2000s | -15,128 hectares | 164,396 hectares | 179,524 hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | -10,200 hectares | 48,175 hectares | 58,376 hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 19,071 hectares | 38,677 hectares | 19,606 hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Pakistan or Spain?
- Spain, at 30,144 hectares against 20,786 hectares in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Pakistan and Spain?
- 9,358 hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Spain rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Pakistan ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th 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.