Pakistan's forest cover fell from 6.2 % in 1994 to 4.7 % in 2023.
Pakistan · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Pakistan's forest area fell from 47,966 km in 1994 to 36,019 km in 2023.
Pakistan's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 12.3 % in 2013 to 19.1 % in 2025.
Pakistan's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 46.4 % in 1994 to 46.7 % in 2023.
Pakistan's arable land (% of land area) rose from 39.2 % in 1994 to 39.3 % in 2023.
Air
Pakistan's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 56.7 in 1994 to 58.4 in 2023.
Water
Pakistan's water stress rose from 289.8 % in 1993 to 326.0 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
165th of 181 · 11th in MENA+
Pakistan's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 433.0 in 1993 to 225.7 in 2022.
Access
Pakistan's safe drinking water rose from 42.6 % in 2000 to 45.0 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Pakistan.
- Safe sanitationNo data