Eastern Asia vs India: Planted Forest — Area

Eastern Asia
106,545 1000 ha
in 2025
India
13,472 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Asia rank
3rd
India rank
6th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • India
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 106,545 1000 ha against 13,472 1000 ha in India, a difference of 93,073 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 7.9 times India's.

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

Eastern Asia ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia India Difference Ahead
1990s 62,438 1000 ha 10,945 1000 ha 51,493 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 76,936 1000 ha 11,479 1000 ha 65,458 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 93,056 1000 ha 12,138 1000 ha 80,918 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 104,259 1000 ha 13,368 1000 ha 90,891 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Eastern Asia or India?
Eastern Asia, at 106,545 1000 ha against 13,472 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Eastern Asia and India?
93,073 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and India?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eastern Asia and India rank globally for planted forest — area?
Eastern Asia ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 35 groups.
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.