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 72nd of 207 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.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.68 % | — |
| 1991 | 16.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.7 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.72 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 16.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.76 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.79 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.81 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.84 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.17 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.46 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.76 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.05 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.34 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.38 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.45 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.49 % | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 18.52 % | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 18.52 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.75 %, 3.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 18.52 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.15 %, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 72nd out of 207 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.