Asia vs India: Forest area
Asia
630,028 ha th
in 2025
India
72,739 ha th
in 2025
Asia rank
7th
India rank
8th
Forest area over time
- Asia
- India
How they compare
Asia currently reports 630,028 ha th against 72,739 ha th in India, a difference of 557,289 ha th.
That makes Asia's figure about 8.7 times India's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 7th and India ranks 8th of 51 regions.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 582,000 ha th | 63,938 ha th | 518,062 ha th | Asia |
| 2000s | 577,734 ha th | 67,591 ha th | 510,143 ha th | Asia |
| 2010s | 609,571 ha th | 70,162 ha th | 539,409 ha th | Asia |
| 2020s | 626,978 ha th | 72,524 ha th | 554,454 ha th | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Asia or India?
- Asia, at 630,028 ha th against 72,739 ha th in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Asia and India?
- 557,289 ha th, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and India?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Asia and India rank globally for forest area?
- Asia ranks 7th and India ranks 8th of 51 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.