India vs Indonesia: Land use hidden — Forest

India
729,592 Square kilometres
in 2023
Indonesia
903,166 Square kilometres
in 2023
India rank
9th
Indonesia rank
8th

Land use hidden — Forest over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199020062023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 903,166 Square kilometres against 729,592 Square kilometres in India, a difference of 173,574 Square kilometres.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times India's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 199 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 655,818 Square kilometres 1.11 million Square kilometres 451,938 Square kilometres Indonesia
2000s 684,482 Square kilometres 1.01 million Square kilometres 321,025 Square kilometres Indonesia
2010s 706,948 Square kilometres 959,366 Square kilometres 252,418 Square kilometres Indonesia
2020s 725,596 Square kilometres 912,249 Square kilometres 186,654 Square kilometres Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — forest, India or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 903,166 Square kilometres against 729,592 Square kilometres in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — forest between India and Indonesia?
173,574 Square kilometres, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for land use hidden — forest?
India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata