Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 4.6% against 4.1% in Pakistan as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?

0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Share of land covered by forest

Pakistan

4.1%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

4.6%

in 2025

Pakistan rank

185th

United Arab Emirates rank

183rd

Share of land covered by forest over time

Pakistan
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 4.6% against 4.1% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 185th and United Arab Emirates ranks 183rd of 216 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.4%	4.4%	0.0%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	4.2%	4.5%	0.2%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	4.0%	4.5%	0.5%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	4.1%	4.6%	0.5%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 4.6% against 4.1% in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?: 0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of land covered by forest?: Pakistan ranks 185th and United Arab Emirates ranks 183rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land covered by forest
Unit: %
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.