Australia and New Zealand vs India: Forest land — Area

Australia and New Zealand
143,865 1000 ha
in 2025
India
72,739 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
7th
India rank
10th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • India
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072025

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 143,865 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India, a difference of 71,126 1000 ha.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 2.0 times India's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and India ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand India Difference Ahead
1990s 143,412 1000 ha 65,582 1000 ha 77,830 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 141,976 1000 ha 68,448 1000 ha 73,528 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 142,135 1000 ha 70,725 1000 ha 71,410 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 143,561 1000 ha 72,524 1000 ha 71,037 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Australia and New Zealand or India?
Australia and New Zealand, at 143,865 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and New Zealand and India?
71,126 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and India?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and India rank globally for forest land — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th and India ranks 10th of 215 countries.
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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Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.