China vs India: Share of annual global forest expansion

China
35.2%
in 2020
India
12.6%
in 2020
China rank
1st
India rank
4th

Share of annual global forest expansion over time

  • China
  • India
10203040199020052020

How they compare

China currently reports 35.2% against 12.6% in India, a difference of 22.6%.

That makes China's figure about 2.8 times India's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 110 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of annual global forest expansion
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 550 data points, 1990–2020
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Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.