Primary Forest — Area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Primary Forest — Area was 1,212 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Pakistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Pakistan stood at 1,212 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Pakistan peaked at 1,505 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,212 1000 ha, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 32nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,487 1000 ha | 1,469 1000 ha | 1,505 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,439 1000 ha | 1,414 1000 ha | 1,465 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,304 1000 ha | 1,235 1000 ha | 1,408 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,219 1000 ha | 1,212 1000 ha | 1,225 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 primary forest — area in Pakistan?
- Primary forest — area in Pakistan was 1,212 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,505 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,212 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for primary forest — area?
- Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Primary 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.