What is land use over the long-term in Pakistan?

Land use over the long-term in Pakistan was 5.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 5.00 million hectares in 1960.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million hectares in 1300.

How does Pakistan rank for land use over the long-term?

Pakistan ranks 65th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Pakistan data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Pakistan

Name: Land use over the long-term in Pakistan
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Pakistan: Land use over the long-term was 5.00 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

5.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

65th

of 202 countries

All-time high

5.00 million hectares

in 1960

All-time low

1.42 million hectares

in 1300

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Pakistan, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 5.00 million hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Pakistan peaked at 5.00 million hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million hectares, in 1300.

That places Pakistan 65th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	1.47 million hectares	1.47 million hectares	1.47 million hectares	1
1100s	1.48 million hectares	1.48 million hectares	1.48 million hectares	1
1200s	1.48 million hectares	1.48 million hectares	1.48 million hectares	1
1300s	1.42 million hectares	1.42 million hectares	1.42 million hectares	1
1400s	1.54 million hectares	1.54 million hectares	1.54 million hectares	1
1500s	1.56 million hectares	1.56 million hectares	1.56 million hectares	1
1600s	1.90 million hectares	1.90 million hectares	1.90 million hectares	1
1700s	2.17 million hectares	2.17 million hectares	2.17 million hectares	1
1710s	2.17 million hectares	2.17 million hectares	2.17 million hectares	1
1720s	2.20 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	1
1730s	2.22 million hectares	2.22 million hectares	2.22 million hectares	1
1740s	2.25 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	1
1750s	2.27 million hectares	2.27 million hectares	2.27 million hectares	1
1760s	2.30 million hectares	2.30 million hectares	2.30 million hectares	1
1770s	2.32 million hectares	2.32 million hectares	2.32 million hectares	1
1780s	2.34 million hectares	2.34 million hectares	2.34 million hectares	1
1790s	2.36 million hectares	2.36 million hectares	2.36 million hectares	1
1800s	2.39 million hectares	2.39 million hectares	2.39 million hectares	1
1810s	2.41 million hectares	2.41 million hectares	2.41 million hectares	1
1820s	2.43 million hectares	2.43 million hectares	2.43 million hectares	1
1830s	2.45 million hectares	2.45 million hectares	2.45 million hectares	1
1840s	2.46 million hectares	2.46 million hectares	2.46 million hectares	1
1850s	2.48 million hectares	2.48 million hectares	2.48 million hectares	1
1860s	2.50 million hectares	2.50 million hectares	2.50 million hectares	1
1870s	2.51 million hectares	2.51 million hectares	2.51 million hectares	1
1880s	2.52 million hectares	2.52 million hectares	2.52 million hectares	1
1890s	2.53 million hectares	2.53 million hectares	2.53 million hectares	1
1900s	2.54 million hectares	2.54 million hectares	2.54 million hectares	1
1910s	2.55 million hectares	2.55 million hectares	2.55 million hectares	1
1920s	2.68 million hectares	2.68 million hectares	2.68 million hectares	1
1930s	2.94 million hectares	2.94 million hectares	2.94 million hectares	1
1940s	3.31 million hectares	3.31 million hectares	3.31 million hectares	1
1950s	4.55 million hectares	4.28 million hectares	4.90 million hectares	10
1960s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	10
1970s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	10
1980s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	10
1990s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	10
2000s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	10
2010s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	10
2020s	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	5.00 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

62 Senegal 5.60 million hectares compare
63 Ghana 5.36 million hectares compare
64 Uganda 5.32 million hectares compare
65 Western Sahara 5.00 million hectares compare
67 Tunisia 4.75 million hectares compare
68 Germany 4.74 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Pakistan?: Land use over the long-term in Pakistan was 5.00 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 5.00 million hectares in 1960.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million hectares in 1300.
How does Pakistan rank for land use over the long-term?: Pakistan ranks 65th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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