Pakistan — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Pakistan, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Pakistan was 4.11% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 4.49% in 1990. The lowest was 3.94% in 2015 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.26% per year.
Pakistan ranks 184 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.61%, so Pakistan sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 4%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 8 of 23 economies; Syrian Arab Republic (2.87%) is just below it. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 148th of 178 in 1990 → 176th of 207 in 2000 → 180th of 209 in 2010 → 183rd of 214 in 2020 → 182nd of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 4.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 4.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 4.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 4.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 3.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 4.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 4.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 4.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 4.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 4.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 4.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 4.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 4.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 4.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 4.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 4.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 4.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 4.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 4.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 4.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 4.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 4.49% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Pakistan’s Forest area in 1991?
4.47% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Pakistan’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -8.4% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 4.11%; 2023: 4.09%; 2022: 4.06%; 2021: 4.03%; 2020: 4.01%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.