Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Pakistan
Pakistan: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 33,071 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Pakistan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Pakistan stood at 33,071 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Pakistan peaked at 43,049 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33,071 1000 ha, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 16th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 42,527 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 43,049 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 41,252 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 41,354 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40,730 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 40,224 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 38,854 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 38,468 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 38,330 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 37,654 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 36,767 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 36,389 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 36,236 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 36,978 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 37,374 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37,515 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 37,622 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38,162 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37,789 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 36,989 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 37,230 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 36,246 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 34,712 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 33,071 1000 ha | -4.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 33,071 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.37 1000 ha, 1623.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 33,071 1000 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,557 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,532 1000 ha | 38,330 1000 ha | 43,049 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 37,249 1000 ha | 36,236 1000 ha | 38,162 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,650 1000 ha | 33,071 1000 ha | 37,230 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.69 1000 ha compare
- 13 Mongolia 47,327 1000 ha compare
- 14 Canada 44,381 1000 ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 3.55 1000 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.94 1000 ha compare
- 15 Yemen 36,818 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.49 1000 ha compare
- 17 Afghanistan 30,947 1000 ha compare
- 18 Oman 30,045 1000 ha compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.06 1000 ha compare
- 19 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 29,870 1000 ha compare
- 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
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 modis in Pakistan?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Pakistan was 33,071 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43,049 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,071 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Pakistan ranks 16th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 MODIS. 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.