Brazil vs India: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 13,472 1000 ha against 9,214 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 4,258 1000 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and India ranks 6th of 191 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,600 1000 ha | 10,945 1000 ha | 7,344 1000 ha | India |
| 2000s | 5,306 1000 ha | 11,479 1000 ha | 6,172 1000 ha | India |
| 2010s | 9,093 1000 ha | 12,138 1000 ha | 3,046 1000 ha | India |
| 2020s | 9,420 1000 ha | 13,368 1000 ha | 3,948 1000 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Brazil or India?
- India, at 13,472 1000 ha against 9,214 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Brazil and India?
- 4,258 1000 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Brazil ranks 8th and India ranks 6th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — 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.