Asia vs India: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Asia
- India
How they compare
Asia currently reports 630,029 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India, a difference of 557,290 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 8.7 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 11th and India ranks 11th of 36 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 577,296 1000 ha | 65,582 1000 ha | 511,714 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 590,164 1000 ha | 68,448 1000 ha | 521,716 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 613,286 1000 ha | 70,725 1000 ha | 542,561 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 626,979 1000 ha | 72,524 1000 ha | 554,455 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Asia or India?
- Asia, at 630,029 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Asia and India?
- 557,290 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Asia and India rank globally for forest land — area?
- Asia ranks 11th and India ranks 11th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.