<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The forestry sector of Pakistan is a main source of lumber, paper, fuelwood, latex, medicine as well as food and provide ecotourism and wildlife conservation purposes . Less than 4% of land in Pakistan is covered with forests . </P> <Table> Total forest area coverage (source) <Tr> <Th> Parameter </Th> <Th> Pakistan </Th> <Th> Asia </Th> <Th> World </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total forest area in 2000 (000 ha) </Td> <Td> 2,361 </Td> <Td> 504,180 </Td> <Td> 3,869,455 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Natural forest area in 2000 (000 ha) </Td> <Td> 1,381 </Td> <Td> 375,824 </Td> <Td> 3,682,722 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Plantations area in 2000 (000 ha) </Td> <Td> 980 </Td> <Td> 110,953 </Td> <Td> 186,733 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total dryland area in 1981 (000 ha) </Td> <Td> 72,524 </Td> <Td> 1,078,121 </Td> <Td> 5,059,984 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Percentage of forests </Td> <Td> ~ 3% </Td> <Td> ~ 20% </Td> <Td> ~ 29% </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Total area of land under forest in pakistan