Which has higher forest area, Burkina Faso or Pakistan?

Burkina Faso, at 32,370 sq. km against 31,925 sq. km in Pakistan as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Burkina Faso and Pakistan?

445 sq. km, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Pakistan?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Pakistan: Forest area (sq. km)

Burkina Faso

32,370 sq. km

in 2025

Pakistan

31,925 sq. km

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

88th

Pakistan rank

89th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Burkina Faso
Pakistan

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 32,370 sq. km against 31,925 sq. km in Pakistan, a difference of 445 sq. km.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 88th and Pakistan ranks 89th of 214 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,346 sq. km	33,962 sq. km	40,384 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2000s	57,736 sq. km	32,485 sq. km	25,251 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2010s	44,955 sq. km	30,852 sq. km	14,103 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2020s	35,366 sq. km	31,405 sq. km	3,961 sq. km	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Burkina Faso or Pakistan?: Burkina Faso, at 32,370 sq. km against 31,925 sq. km in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Burkina Faso and Pakistan?: 445 sq. km, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Pakistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Pakistan rank globally for forest area?: Burkina Faso ranks 88th and Pakistan ranks 89th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.