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 rate | 3.6 |
Median age | 23 |
Urban population share | 35% |
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 1 | Tree 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) % |
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Azad Kashmir | 249,401 | 163 | 196 | 29 | 8 | 395 | 0.2% |
Baluchistan | 231 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7% |
F.A.T.A. | 102,510 | 1,314 | 2,681 | 145 | 113 | 4,253 | 4.1% |
F.C.T. | 3,149 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.3% |
N.W.F.P. | 536,449 | 1,585 | 2,060 | 526 | 290 | 4,461 | 0.8% |
Northern Areas | 48,136 | 45 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 113 | 0.2% |
Punjab | 36,598 | 182 | 155 | 94 | 2 | 434 | 1.2% |
Sind | 2,182 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.7% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree 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) % |
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Sind | Sukkur | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Baluchistan | Kalat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Baluchistan | Makran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Baluchistan | Nasirabad | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3% |
Baluchistan | Quetta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Baluchistan | Sibi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Baluchistan | Zhob | 188 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% |
F.A.T.A. | F.A.T.A. | 102,510 | 1,314 | 2,681 | 145 | 113 | 4,253 | 4.1% |
F.C.T. | Islamabad | 3,149 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.3% |
N.W.F.P. | Bannu | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
N.W.F.P. | Dera Ismail Khan | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.7% |
N.W.F.P. | F.A.T.A. | 5,530 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1% |
N.W.F.P. | Hazara | 242,906 | 637 | 949 | 208 | 194 | 1,987 | 0.8% |
N.W.F.P. | Kohat | 1,534 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
N.W.F.P. | Malakand | 261,112 | 772 | 972 | 266 | 94 | 2,104 | 0.8% |
N.W.F.P. | Mardan | 24,246 | 173 | 135 | 53 | 2 | 362 | 1.5% |
N.W.F.P. | Peshawar | 1,065 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% |
Northern Areas | Northern Areas | 48,136 | 45 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 113 | 0.2% |
Punjab | Bahawalpur | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Punjab | Dera Ghazi Khan | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.8% |
Punjab | Faisalabad | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11.4% |
Punjab | Gujranwala | 855 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 60 | 7.0% |
Punjab | Lahore | 1,550 | 111 | 68 | 72 | 0 | 252 | 16.3% |
Punjab | Multan | 184 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.6% |
Punjab | Rawalpindi | 33,110 | 37 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 0.3% |
Punjab | Sargodha | 792 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2.7% |
Sind | Hyderabad | 1,206 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.8% |
Sind | Karachi | 689 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.7% |
Sind | Larkana | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1% |
Sind | Mirpur Khas | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Sind | Rann of Kutch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Azad Kashmir | Azad Kashmir | 249,401 | 163 | 196 | 29 | 8 | 395 | 0.2% |
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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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