Asia vs India: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Asia
483,904 1000 ha
in 2025
India
59,267 1000 ha
in 2025
Asia rank
12th
India rank
14th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Asia
  • India
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 483,904 1000 ha against 59,267 1000 ha in India, a difference of 424,637 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 8.2 times India's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 12th and India ranks 14th of 36 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia India Difference Ahead
1990s 487,245 1000 ha 54,637 1000 ha 432,608 1000 ha Asia
2000s 482,492 1000 ha 56,970 1000 ha 425,522 1000 ha Asia
2010s 485,326 1000 ha 58,586 1000 ha 426,740 1000 ha Asia
2020s 483,600 1000 ha 59,156 1000 ha 424,444 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Asia or India?
Asia, at 483,904 1000 ha against 59,267 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Asia and India?
424,637 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and India?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Asia and India rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Asia ranks 12th and India ranks 14th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.