Land use hidden — Forest in India
India: Land use hidden — Forest was 729,592 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in India, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in India is 729,592 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in India peaked at 729,592 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 639,380 Square kilometres, in 1990.
India ranks 9th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in India, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 639,380 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 643,033 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 646,686 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 650,339 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 653,992 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 657,645 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 661,298 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 664,951 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 668,604 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 672,257 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 675,910 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 677,815 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 679,720 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 681,625 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 683,530 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 685,435 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 687,340 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 689,245 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 691,150 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 693,055 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 694,960 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 697,624 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 700,288 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 702,952 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 705,616 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 708,280 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 710,940 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 713,610 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 716,270 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 718,940 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 721,600 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 724,260 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 726,930 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 729,592 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 729,592 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,738 Square kilometres, 12.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 729,592 Square kilometres is above the median for South Asia, which is 24,173 Square kilometres, 30.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655,818 Square kilometres | 639,380 Square kilometres | 672,257 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 684,482 Square kilometres | 675,910 Square kilometres | 693,055 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 706,948 Square kilometres | 694,960 Square kilometres | 718,940 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 725,596 Square kilometres | 721,600 Square kilometres | 729,592 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 6 China 2.26 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Viet Nam 148,708 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Australia 1.34 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Poland 95,190 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Fiji 11,601 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Latvia 34,224 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Eswatini 5,012 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Indonesia 903,166 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Estonia 24,384 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Moldova 3,865 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Lithuania 22,054 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Mauritania 2,964 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Peru 718,119 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Mexico 653,088 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Slovenia 12,317 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 466.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Angola 649,422 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Lesotho 345.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 9,169 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for India
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in India?
- Land use hidden — forest in India was 729,592 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 729,592 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 639,380 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does India rank for land use hidden — forest?
- India ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata