Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Pakistan

Pakistan: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 3.97 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.97 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
118th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3.97 %
in 2025
All-time low
2.99 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Pakistan, 1990–2025

012341990200720251990: 3 %1991: 3 %1992: 3 %1993: 3 %1994: 3.1 %1995: 3.1 %1996: 3.1 %1997: 3.1 %1998: 3.1 %1999: 3.2 %2000: 3.2 %2001: 3.2 %2002: 3.2 %2003: 3.3 %2004: 3.3 %2005: 3.3 %2006: 3.3 %2007: 3.4 %2008: 3.4 %2009: 3.4 %2010: 3.4 %2011: 3.5 %2012: 3.5 %2013: 3.5 %2014: 3.6 %2015: 3.6 %2016: 3.7 %2017: 3.7 %2018: 3.7 %2019: 3.8 %2020: 3.8 %2021: 3.9 %2022: 3.9 %2023: 3.9 %2024: 3.9 %2025: 4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 3.97 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Pakistan peaked at 3.97 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.99 %, in 1990.

Pakistan ranks 118th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.08 % 2.99 % 3.17 % 10
2000s 3.3 % 3.2 % 3.4 % 10
2010s 3.61 % 3.43 % 3.78 % 10
2020s 3.89 % 3.81 % 3.97 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Pakistan?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Pakistan was 3.97 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 3.97 % in 2025.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.99 % in 1990.
How does Pakistan rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Pakistan ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.