Australia vs India: Forest area
Australia
133,562 ha th
in 2025
India
72,739 ha th
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
India rank
8th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133,562 ha th against 72,739 ha th in India, a difference of 60,823 ha th.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times India's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and India ranks 8th of 212 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134,575 ha th | 63,938 ha th | 70,637 ha th | Australia |
| 2000s | 132,907 ha th | 67,591 ha th | 65,316 ha th | Australia |
| 2010s | 131,840 ha th | 70,162 ha th | 61,678 ha th | Australia |
| 2020s | 133,426 ha th | 72,524 ha th | 60,902 ha th | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 133,562 ha th against 72,739 ha th in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Australia and India?
- 60,823 ha th, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for forest area?
- Australia ranks 6th and India ranks 8th of 212 countries.
- 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.