Pakistan vs Portugal: Forest area
Pakistan
3.19 million hectares
in 2025
Portugal
3.36 million hectares
in 2025
Pakistan rank
91st
Portugal rank
88th
Forest area over time
- Pakistan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.36 million hectares against 3.19 million hectares in Pakistan, a difference of 170,170 hectares.
That makes Portugal'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 91st and Portugal ranks 88th of 235 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.40 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 1,823 hectares | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.25 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 56,585 hectares | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.09 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 213,177 hectares | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 208,015 hectares | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Pakistan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.36 million hectares against 3.19 million hectares in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Pakistan and Portugal?
- 170,170 hectares, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Portugal rank globally for forest area?
- Pakistan ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 88th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.