Share of global forest area in Pakistan

Pakistan: Share of global forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
91st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1990
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Share of global forest area in Pakistan, 1990–2025

00.020.040.060.081990200720251990: 0.08 %1991: 0.08 %1992: 0.079 %1993: 0.079 %1994: 0.079 %1995: 0.079 %1996: 0.079 %1997: 0.079 %1998: 0.079 %1999: 0.078 %2000: 0.078 %2001: 0.078 %2002: 0.078 %2003: 0.077 %2004: 0.077 %2005: 0.077 %2006: 0.077 %2007: 0.076 %2008: 0.076 %2009: 0.076 %2010: 0.075 %2011: 0.075 %2012: 0.074 %2013: 0.074 %2014: 0.073 %2015: 0.073 %2016: 0.073 %2017: 0.073 %2018: 0.074 %2019: 0.074 %2020: 0.074 %2021: 0.075 %2022: 0.075 %2023: 0.076 %2024: 0.077 %2025: 0.077 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.1% for share of global forest area in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Pakistan peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.

That places Pakistan 91st out of 235 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global forest area in Pakistan?
Share of global forest area in Pakistan was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
How does Pakistan rank for share of global forest area?
Pakistan ranks 91st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
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Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.