Change forest area share total in India
India: Change forest area share total was 0.1182 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in India, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1182 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in India peaked at 0.5681 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1182, in 2025.
India ranks 57th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5681 | — |
| 1992 | 0.5649 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5617 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5586 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5555 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5524 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5494 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5464 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5434 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5405 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2811 | -48.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2803 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2795 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2787 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2779 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2772 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2764 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2756 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2749 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2741 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3819 | +39.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3804 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.379 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3775 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3761 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4165 | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4147 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.413 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4113 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4096 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1188 | -71.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1187 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1185 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1184 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1182 | -0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1182 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1182 is above the median for South Asia, which is -0.0264. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -71.0% | 0.4096 | 0.1188 |
| 2001 | -48.0% | 0.5405 | 0.2811 |
| 2011 | +39.3% | 0.2741 | 0.3819 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5556 | 0.5434 | 0.5681 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3042 | 0.2749 | 0.5405 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3825 | 0.2741 | 0.4165 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.167 | 0.1182 | 0.4096 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 54 Lithuania 0.1277 compare
- 55 El Salvador 0.1221 compare
- 56 Netherlands 0.1218 compare
- 58 Costa Rica 0.1177 compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 0.1035 compare
- 60 Russia 0.1008 compare
More environment data for India
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0072 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 3.51 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in India?
- Change forest area share total in India was 0.1182 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5681 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1182 in 2025.
- How does India rank for change forest area share total?
- India ranks 57th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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