India vs Sweden: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted

India
13.47 million hectares
in 2025
Sweden
8.70 million hectares
in 2025
India rank
5th
Sweden rank
8th

Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time

  • India
  • Sweden
05.0M10.0M15.0M199020072025

How they compare

India currently reports 13.47 million hectares against 8.70 million hectares in Sweden, a difference of 4.77 million hectares.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 8th of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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