Naturally regenerating forest — Area in India
India: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 59,267 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in India, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
India recorded 59,267 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in India peaked at 59,267 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53,275 1000 ha, in 1990.
India ranks 14th of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 54,637 1000 ha | 53,275 1000 ha | 55,999 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,970 1000 ha | 56,302 1000 ha | 57,637 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,586 1000 ha | 57,786 1000 ha | 59,012 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,156 1000 ha | 59,044 1000 ha | 59,267 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in India?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in India was 59,267 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 59,267 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,275 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does India rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- India ranks 14th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.