India vs Indonesia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 95,969 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India, a difference of 23,230 1000 ha.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 10th of 231 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 | 65,582 1000 ha | 105,365 1000 ha | 39,783 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 68,448 1000 ha | 93,915 1000 ha | 25,466 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 70,725 1000 ha | 95,518 1000 ha | 24,793 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 72,524 1000 ha | 95,766 1000 ha | 23,242 1000 ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 95,969 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between India and Indonesia?
- 23,230 1000 ha, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for forest land — area?
- India ranks 11th and Indonesia ranks 10th 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.