India vs Indonesia: Forest area
India
72,739 ha th
in 2025
Indonesia
95,969 ha th
in 2025
India rank
8th
Indonesia rank
7th
Forest area over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 95,969 ha th against 72,739 ha th in India, a difference of 23,230 ha th.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 212 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 | 63,938 ha th | 116,334 ha th | 52,396 ha th | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 67,591 ha th | 91,959 ha th | 24,368 ha th | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 70,162 ha th | 95,667 ha th | 25,505 ha th | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 72,524 ha th | 95,766 ha th | 23,242 ha th | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 95,969 ha th against 72,739 ha th in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between India and Indonesia?
- 23,230 ha th, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for forest area?
- India ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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.