India vs Middle Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

India
59,267 1000 ha
in 2025
Middle Africa
317,657 1000 ha
in 2025
India rank
14th
Middle Africa rank
14th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • India
  • Middle Africa
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072025

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 317,657 1000 ha against 59,267 1000 ha in India, a difference of 258,390 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 5.4 times India's.

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

India ranks 14th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 222 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 54,637 1000 ha 357,605 1000 ha 302,968 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 56,970 1000 ha 345,742 1000 ha 288,772 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 58,586 1000 ha 330,646 1000 ha 272,060 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 59,156 1000 ha 320,414 1000 ha 261,258 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, India or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 317,657 1000 ha against 59,267 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between India and Middle Africa?
258,390 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
India ranks 14th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 222 countries.
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.