Forest land — Share in Land area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Forest land — Share in Land area was 4.11 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 4.11 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Pakistan peaked at 4.49 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.94 %, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 203rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4 % | 4.32 % | 4.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 % | 4.13 % | 4.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 % | 3.94 % | 4.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 % | 4.01 % | 4.11 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 200 Bahrain 4.86 % compare
- 201 United Arab Emirates 4.57 % compare
- 202 Tunisia 4.44 % compare
- 204 Tajikistan 3.06 % compare
- 205 Chad 2.97 % compare
- 206 Syrian Arab Republic 2.87 % compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 63.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 19,990 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,522 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.92 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 699 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.34 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 30,690 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Pakistan?
- Forest land — share in land area in Pakistan was 4.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 % in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Pakistan ranks 203rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.