Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in India
India: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 18.52 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in India, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in India stood at 18.52 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in India peaked at 18.52 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.68 %, in 1990.
India ranks 67th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.69 % | 16.68 % | 16.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.77 % | 16.7 % | 16.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.16 % | 16.85 % | 18.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.43 % | 18.34 % | 18.52 % | 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 planted forest — share in forest land in India?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in India was 18.52 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 18.52 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 % in 1990.
- How does India rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- India ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.