Australia vs India: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133,562 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India, a difference of 60,823 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 231 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 | 133,824 1000 ha | 65,582 1000 ha | 68,243 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 132,126 1000 ha | 68,448 1000 ha | 63,678 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 132,263 1000 ha | 70,725 1000 ha | 61,539 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 133,426 1000 ha | 72,524 1000 ha | 60,902 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 133,562 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Australia and India?
- 60,823 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for forest land — area?
- Australia ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 231 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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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.