Forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Forest area was 264,743 sq. km 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 sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 264,743 sq. km, measured in 2023.
The figure 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 266,733 sq. km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 251,244 sq. km, in 2000.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 253,053 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 252,872 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 252,691 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 252,510 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 252,330 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 252,149 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 251,968 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 251,787 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 251,606 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 251,425 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 251,244 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 252,793 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 254,342 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 255,891 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 257,439 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 258,988 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 260,537 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 262,086 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 263,635 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 265,184 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 266,733 sq. km | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 266,554 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 266,375 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 266,196 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 266,017 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 265,839 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 265,433 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 265,349 sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 265,088 sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 265,051 sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 264,954 sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 264,897 sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 264,809 sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 264,743 sq. km | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 252,239 sq. km | 251,425 sq. km | 253,053 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 258,214 sq. km | 251,244 sq. km | 265,184 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 265,864 sq. km | 265,051 sq. km | 266,733 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 264,851 sq. km | 264,743 sq. km | 264,954 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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)
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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 264,743 sq. km 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 266,733 sq. km in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,244 sq. km 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 44th 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 (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.