Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan is 0.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 176.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 16th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.8% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 13 United States Virgin Islands 0.7% compare
- 14 China 0.7% compare
- 15 New Zealand 0.7% compare
- 17 Jamaica 0.6% compare
- 18 Philippines 0.6% compare
- 19 Turkey 0.5% compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 525.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 203.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 250.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3976 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 24.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan was 0.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 16th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.