Which has higher forest area, Pakistan or Portugal?

Portugal, at 33,626 sq. km against 31,925 sq. km in Pakistan as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Pakistan and Portugal?

1,701 sq. km, with Portugal ahead.

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

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.

Pakistan vs Portugal: Forest area (sq. km)

Pakistan

31,925 sq. km

in 2025

Portugal

33,626 sq. km

in 2025

Pakistan rank

89th

Portugal rank

86th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Pakistan
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 33,626 sq. km against 31,925 sq. km in Pakistan, a difference of 1,701 sq. km.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 86th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33,962 sq. km	33,980 sq. km	18.25 sq. km	Portugal
2000s	32,485 sq. km	33,051 sq. km	565.86 sq. km	Portugal
2010s	30,852 sq. km	32,984 sq. km	2,132 sq. km	Portugal
2020s	31,405 sq. km	33,485 sq. km	2,080 sq. km	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Pakistan or Portugal?: Portugal, at 33,626 sq. km against 31,925 sq. km in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Pakistan and Portugal?: 1,701 sq. km, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Portugal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Portugal rank globally for forest area?: Pakistan ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 86th 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.