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.
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 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 68.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.04 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 22.39 % 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