Above-ground forest biomass in Pakistan
Pakistan: Above-ground forest biomass was 73.49 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▲ Rising
Above-ground forest biomass in Pakistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2025, above-ground forest biomass in Pakistan stood at 73.49 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Pakistan peaked at 73.49 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.3 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Pakistan 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Above-ground forest biomass in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.3 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 75.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.49 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 73.49 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 73.49 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 73.49 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.86 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.97 tonnes per hectare | 65.3 tonnes per hectare | 75.3 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.49 tonnes per hectare | 73.49 tonnes per hectare | 73.49 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Pakistan?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Pakistan was 73.49 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.49 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Pakistan ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).