Share global forest in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share global forest was 0.0771 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0771
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
91st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0797
in 1990
All-time low
0.0726
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Pakistan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.0771 for share global forest 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 global forest in Pakistan peaked at 0.0797 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0726, 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.
Share global forest in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0797 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0795 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0794 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0793 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0791 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.079 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0789 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0787 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0786 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0784 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0783 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.078 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0777 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0774 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0771 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0768 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0765 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0762 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0759 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0756 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0753 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0748 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0742 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0737 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0732 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0726 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0729 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0732 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0735 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0738 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0742 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0747 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0753 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0759 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0765 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0771 | +0.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0771 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0771 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 15.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0791 | 0.0784 | 0.0797 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.077 | 0.0756 | 0.0783 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0737 | 0.0726 | 0.0753 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0756 | 0.0742 | 0.0771 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 88 Portugal 0.0812 compare
- 89 United Kingdom 0.0792 compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.0782 compare
- 92 Benin 0.0757 compare
- 93 Georgia 0.0749 compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.0722 compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0196 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.49 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Pakistan?
- Share global forest in Pakistan was 0.0771 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0797 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for share global forest?
- Pakistan ranks 91st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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