Europe vs India: Planted Forest — Area

Europe
82,075 1000 ha
in 2025
India
13,472 1000 ha
in 2025
Europe rank
4th
India rank
6th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Europe
  • India
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072025

How they compare

Europe currently reports 82,075 1000 ha against 13,472 1000 ha in India, a difference of 68,603 1000 ha.

That makes Europe's figure about 6.1 times India's.

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

Europe ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe India Difference Ahead
1990s 69,710 1000 ha 10,945 1000 ha 58,765 1000 ha Europe
2000s 74,869 1000 ha 11,479 1000 ha 63,390 1000 ha Europe
2010s 79,864 1000 ha 12,138 1000 ha 67,725 1000 ha Europe
2020s 81,800 1000 ha 13,368 1000 ha 68,432 1000 ha Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Europe or India?
Europe, at 82,075 1000 ha against 13,472 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Europe and India?
68,603 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and India?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Europe and India rank globally for planted forest — area?
Europe ranks 4th 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.