India vs Middle Africa: Forest area
India
72,739 ha th
in 2025
Middle Africa
318,172 ha th
in 2025
India rank
11th
Middle Africa rank
14th
Forest area over time
- India
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 318,172 ha th against 72,739 ha th in India, a difference of 245,433 ha th.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 4.4 times India's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
India ranks 11th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 255 countries.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,938 ha th | 362,526 ha th | 298,588 ha th | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 67,591 ha th | 352,349 ha th | 284,758 ha th | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 70,162 ha th | 333,970 ha th | 263,808 ha th | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 72,524 ha th | 320,886 ha th | 248,362 ha th | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, India or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 318,172 ha th against 72,739 ha th in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between India and Middle Africa?
- 245,433 ha th, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Middle Africa rank globally for forest area?
- India ranks 11th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 255 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.