Forest Area and Change

Pakistan

Asia (excl. Middle

East)

World

Total forest area, 2000 (000 ha)

2361

504180

3869455

Natural forest area, 2000 (000 ha)

1381

375824

3682722

Plantations area, 2000 (000 ha)

980

110953

186733

Total dryland area, 1950-1981 (000 ha) {a}

72524

1078121

5059984

Total, 1990-2000

-14 %

-1 %

-2 %

Natural, 1990-2000

-33 %

-1 %

-4 %

Plantations, 1990-2000

4%

5%

3%

45 %

48 %

3%

20 %

29 %

Change in forest area:

Original forest {b} as a percent of

total land area {c}
Forest area in 2000 as a percent of
total land area {c}

Forest Area by Crown Cover (000 ha), 2000

Note: Crown cover data are gathered using different methodologies than the forest
area calculated above. The two estimates may differ substantially.
Area of forest with crown cover:
Greater than 10%

5340

920164

6537209

Greater than 25%

1288

699058

4842071

Greater than 50%

547

509247

3143720

Greater than 75%

177

336266

1945916

79610

2494475

13328979

Forests

0%

17 %

24 %

Shrublands, savanna, and grasslands

36 %

37 %

37 %

mosaic

28 %

34 %

20 %

Urban and built-up areas

0.1 %

Ecosystem Areas by Type

Total land area
Percent of total land area covered by:

0.2 %

0.2 %

Sparse or barren vegetation; snow and

34 %
ice

10 %

16 %

Wetlands and water bodies

2%

3%

1%

Forests certified through the Forest Stewardship Council

Natural forests, 2002 (hectares)

145323

11457393

Plantations, 2002 (hectares)

61936

3324996

Mixed forests, 2002 (hectares)

25702

11461154

0.6 %

16.4 %

9%

Forest Protection
Percent of forests protected:
Tropical forest, 1990s

Nontropical forest, 1990s

4.7 %

5.3 %

6%

Sparse trees and parkland, 1990s

7%

5.5 %

5904

Total, 1996-1998 (000 meters3)

31528

1111958

3261621

Fuel, 1996-1998 (000 meters3)

29312

863316

1739504

Industrial, 1996-1998 (000 meters3)

2217

268470

1522116

(000 meters3)

109

39057

151390

(thousand metric tons)

619

88859

313206

(thousand metric tons)

80

36539

126404

Imports, 1996-1998 (thousand US$)

144806

37114499

142932629

Exports, 1996-1998 (thousand US$)

16434017

135313009

2.1 %

2%

Number of tree species threatened, 1990s

Wood Production and Trade

Annual roundwood production:

Average value of trade in forest products {d}:

Forest product exports as a percent of the

total value of all exports, 1997