Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 3,066 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Pakistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 3,066 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Pakistan peaked at 3,358 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,926 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 95th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,358 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,343 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 3,328 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3,314 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 3,299 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,284 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3,270 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3,255 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3,240 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,226 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3,211 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3,195 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,180 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,165 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,149 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,134 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3,118 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3,103 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3,087 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,072 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,056 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3,030 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3,004 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,978 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,952 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,926 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,935 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,944 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,953 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,962 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,971 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,990 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3,009 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3,028 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,047 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 3,066 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 3,066 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 3,066 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 140.98 1000 ha, 21.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,292 1000 ha | 3,226 1000 ha | 3,358 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,141 1000 ha | 3,072 1000 ha | 3,211 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,974 1000 ha | 2,926 1000 ha | 3,056 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,018 1000 ha | 2,971 1000 ha | 3,066 1000 ha | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Pakistan?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Pakistan was 3,066 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,358 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,926 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Pakistan ranks 95th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.