15.1.1 Forest area — Value in India
India: 15.1.1 Forest area — Value was 72,739 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area — Value in India, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, 15.1.1 forest area — value in India stood at 72,739 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area — value in India peaked at 72,739 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63,938 1000 ha, in 1990.
India ranks 9th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,938 1000 ha | 63,938 1000 ha | 63,938 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 67,591 1000 ha | 67,591 1000 ha | 67,591 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 70,162 1000 ha | 69,496 1000 ha | 70,828 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 72,524 1000 ha | 72,309 1000 ha | 72,739 1000 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area — value in India?
- 15.1.1 forest area — value in India was 72,739 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72,739 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,938 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does India rank for 15.1.1 forest area — value?
- India ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area — value rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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