Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Pakistan
Pakistan: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 21,385 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Pakistan, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Pakistan stood at 21,385 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Pakistan peaked at 24,860 1000 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 21,385 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Pakistan 26th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24,820 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 24,820 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,820 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24,849 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 24,860 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 24,843 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 24,820 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 24,577 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 24,389 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 24,355 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 24,165 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 23,999 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 23,275 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 22,996 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 22,870 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 22,073 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 21,955 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21,851 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21,818 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 21,772 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 21,775 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21,768 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 21,787 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 21,787 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 21,736 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 21,726 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 21,685 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21,571 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 21,477 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 21,456 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 21,385 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 21,385 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.47 1000 ha, 2524.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 21,385 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,559 1000 ha, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,801 1000 ha | 24,577 1000 ha | 24,860 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 23,193 1000 ha | 21,851 1000 ha | 24,389 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,742 1000 ha | 21,571 1000 ha | 21,818 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,439 1000 ha | 21,385 1000 ha | 21,477 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 23 Cabo Verde 143.33 1000 ha compare
- 23 Western Sahara 26,864 1000 ha compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 25,009 1000 ha compare
- 25 Afghanistan 24,778 1000 ha compare
- 25 Caribbean 4.31 1000 ha compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0 1000 ha compare
- 27 Morocco 18,108 1000 ha compare
- 28 Namibia 14,936 1000 ha compare
- 29 Chile 12,321 1000 ha compare
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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Pakistan?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Pakistan was 21,385 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24,860 1000 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,385 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Pakistan ranks 26th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.