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Forest area — Pakistan

Forest area in Pakistan in 2023 — 36,019 km². Ranked 82 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 27.8%.

2023 36,019 km² −1.13% vs 2022
World rank 82of 213
Period maximum 49,868 km²1990
Period minimum 36,019 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Pakistan, 1990–202335,00040,00045,00050,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 49,868 km²1991: 49,392 km²1992: 48,917 km²1993: 48,441 km²1994: 47,966 km²1995: 47,490 km²1996: 47,015 km²1997: 46,539 km²1998: 46,064 km²1999: 45,588 km²2000: 45,113 km²2001: 44,695 km²2002: 44,278 km²2003: 43,860 km²2004: 43,442 km²2005: 43,025 km²2006: 42,607 km²2007: 42,190 km²2008: 41,772 km²2009: 41,355 km²2010: 40,937 km²2011: 40,615 km²2012: 40,293 km²2013: 39,971 km²2014: 39,648 km²2015: 39,326 km²2016: 38,682 km²2017: 38,499 km²2018: 38,086 km²2019: 37,672 km²2020: 37,259 km²2021: 36,846 km²2022: 36,432 km²2023: 36,019 km²
Change over the period: −13,849 (−27.77%) Average annual rate: -0.98 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 36,019 km²
World 40.35M km²
South Asia 856,400 km²
Southern Asia computed 1.01M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 36,019 −413 −1.13%
2022 36,432 −413 −1.12%
2021 36,846 −413 −1.11%
2020 37,259 −413 −1.1%
2019 37,672 −413 −1.09%
2018 38,086 −413 −1.07%
2017 38,499 −183 −0.47%
2016 38,682 −644 −1.64%
2015 39,326 −322 −0.81%
2014 39,648 −322 −0.81%
2013 39,971 −322 −0.8%
2012 40,293 −322 −0.79%
2011 40,615 −322 −0.79%
2010 40,937 −418 −1.01%
2009 41,355 −418 −1%
2008 41,772 −418 −0.99%
2007 42,190 −418 −0.98%
2006 42,607 −418 −0.97%
2005 43,025 −418 −0.96%
2004 43,442 −418 −0.95%
2003 43,860 −418 −0.94%
2002 44,278 −418 −0.93%
2001 44,695 −418 −0.93%
2000 45,113 −476 −1.04%
1999 45,588 −476 −1.03%
1998 46,064 −476 −1.02%
1997 46,539 −476 −1.01%
1996 47,015 −476 −1%
1995 47,490 −476 −0.99%
1994 47,966 −476 −0.98%
1993 48,441 −476 −0.97%
1992 48,917 −476 −0.96%
1991 49,392 −476 −0.95%
1990 49,868 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 729,592 IR Iran 107,884 NP Nepal 59,620 PK Pakistan 36,019 BT Bhutan 27,310 LK Sri Lanka 21,035 BD Bangladesh 18,834 AF Afghanistan 12,084 MV Maldives 8
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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