15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Pakistan
Pakistan: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial was 114,611 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Pakistan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Pakistan is 114,611 km2, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Pakistan peaked at 114,611 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 114,387 km2, in 2010.
Pakistan ranks 6th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 114,605 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 114,398 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 114,387 km2 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 114,397 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 114,525 km2 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 114,611 km2 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,502 km2 | 114,398 km2 | 114,605 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 114,436 km2 | 114,387 km2 | 114,525 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 114,611 km2 | 114,611 km2 | 114,611 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 36,322 km2 compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 182,500 km2 compare
- 4 Algeria 152,139 km2 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 8,180 km2 compare
- 5 Afghanistan 115,222 km2 compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 7.2 km2 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.3 km2 compare
- 7 Sudan 91,273 km2 compare
- 8 Mongolia 84,499 km2 compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.6 km2 compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.5 km2 compare
- 9 Egypt 83,915 km2 compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -41.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 11.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Pakistan?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Pakistan was 114,611 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 114,611 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,387 km2 in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial?
- Pakistan ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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