Forest area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Forest area was 3.19 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Pakistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 3.19 million hectares for forest area in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Pakistan peaked at 3.46 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.04 million hectares, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 91st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.40 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 88 Portugal 3.36 million hectares compare
- 89 United Kingdom 3.28 million hectares compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 3.24 million hectares compare
- 92 Benin 3.13 million hectares compare
- 93 Georgia 3.10 million hectares compare
- 94 Costa Rica 2.99 million hectares 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 forest area in Pakistan?
- Forest area in Pakistan was 3.19 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for forest area?
- Pakistan ranks 91st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.