India vs Indonesia: Forest area
India
72.74 million hectares
in 2025
Indonesia
95.97 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
9th
Indonesia rank
8th
Forest area over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 95.97 million hectares against 72.74 million hectares in India, a difference of 23.23 million hectares.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 235 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.58 million hectares | 105.37 million hectares | 39.78 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 68.45 million hectares | 93.91 million hectares | 25.47 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 70.72 million hectares | 95.52 million hectares | 24.79 million hectares | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 72.52 million hectares | 95.77 million hectares | 23.24 million hectares | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 95.97 million hectares against 72.74 million hectares in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between India and Indonesia?
- 23.23 million hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for forest area?
- India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.