Deforestation statistics for Pakistan



Pakistan: Demographic data

Population (2022)220,892,340
Annual population growth rate (2022)2.00%
Population density (people/sq km)287
Net migration-233,379
Fertility rate3.6
Median age23
Urban population share35%


Pakistan: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 770,880
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 978,659
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 1.3%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 9,684
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.0%


Pakistan: Annual forest and tree cover data

Pakistan: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 218
2002: 325
2003: 642
2004: 1,168
2005: 948
2006: 1,345
2007: 1,123
2008: 1,054
2009: 921
2010: 720
2011: 463
2012: 239
2013: 60
2014: 39
2015: 2
2016: 0
2017: 190
2018: 76
2019: 81
2020: 69




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Azad Kashmir249,4011631962983950.2%
Baluchistan231010020.7%
F.A.T.A.102,5101,3142,6811451134,2534.1%
F.C.T.3,1492620110.3%
N.W.F.P.536,4491,5852,0605262904,4610.8%
Northern Areas48,1364558631130.2%
Punjab36,5981821559424341.2%
Sind2,1829610160.7%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
SindSukkur11000000.0%
BaluchistanKalat13000000.0%
BaluchistanMakran0000000.0%
BaluchistanNasirabad30010013.3%
BaluchistanQuetta0000000.0%
BaluchistanSibi0000000.0%
BaluchistanZhob188010010.5%
F.A.T.A.F.A.T.A.102,5101,3142,6811451134,2534.1%
F.C.T.Islamabad3,1492620110.3%
N.W.F.P.Bannu12000000.0%
N.W.F.P.Dera Ismail Khan43110024.7%
N.W.F.P.F.A.T.A.5,530210030.1%
N.W.F.P.Hazara242,9066379492081941,9870.8%
N.W.F.P.Kohat1,534010010.1%
N.W.F.P.Malakand261,112772972266942,1040.8%
N.W.F.P.Mardan24,2461731355323621.5%
N.W.F.P.Peshawar1,065010020.2%
Northern AreasNorthern Areas48,1364558631130.2%
PunjabBahawalpur18000000.0%
PunjabDera Ghazi Khan53110023.8%
PunjabFaisalabad351210411.4%
PunjabGujranwala8552325130607.0%
PunjabLahore1,5501116872025216.3%
PunjabMultan184210031.6%
PunjabRawalpindi33,110374862920.3%
PunjabSargodha79281120212.7%
SindHyderabad1,2065410100.8%
SindKarachi689320050.7%
SindLarkana90100011.1%
SindMirpur Khas185000000.0%
SindRann of Kutch0000000.0%
Azad KashmirAzad Kashmir249,4011631962983950.2%


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2019 forest data for Pakistan | Archived forest data for Pakistan | Forest data for Pakistan

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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