India vs Middle Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- India
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 318,172 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India, a difference of 245,433 1000 ha.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 4.4 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
India ranks 11th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 231 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 | 65,582 1000 ha | 357,946 1000 ha | 292,365 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 68,448 1000 ha | 346,076 1000 ha | 277,627 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 70,725 1000 ha | 331,009 1000 ha | 260,284 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 72,524 1000 ha | 320,885 1000 ha | 248,361 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, India or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 318,172 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between India and Middle Africa?
- 245,433 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Middle Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
- India ranks 11th and Middle Africa ranks 14th 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.