Brazil vs India: Planted Forest — Area

Brazil
9,214 1000 ha
in 2025
India
13,472 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
India rank
6th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.