Forest land — Area in India
India: Forest land — Area was 72,739 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in India, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in India stood at 72,739 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in India peaked at 72,739 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63,938 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places India 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,582 1000 ha | 63,938 1000 ha | 67,226 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,448 1000 ha | 67,591 1000 ha | 69,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,725 1000 ha | 69,496 1000 ha | 72,013 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,524 1000 ha | 72,309 1000 ha | 72,739 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in India?
- Forest land — area in India was 72,739 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72,739 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,938 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does India rank for forest land — area?
- India ranks 11th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area 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 Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.