Forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Forest area was 2.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 2.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 46th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.6% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for forest area?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.