Forest land area fell 2.84% to 14.7 '000 sq km in Pakistan in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Pakistan reached an all time high of 25.3 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 14.7 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, forest land area in Afghanistan amounted to 13.5 '000 sq km, 2,083 '000 sq km in China, 707 '000 sq km in India and 107 '000 sq km in Iran in 2015.
Pakistan has been ranked 112th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Afghanistan | '000 sq km | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | '000 sq km | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 sq km | 683 | 698 | 700 | 701 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | '000 sq km | 111 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | '000 sq km | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 sq km | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 sq km | 18.7 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | '000 sq km | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.11 | 4.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | '000 sq km | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 41.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 |
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