Primary Forest — Area in India
India: Primary Forest — Area was 11,904 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in India, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
India recorded 11,904 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in India peaked at 12,413 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,230 1000 ha, in 1990.
India ranks 18th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,230 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 11,294 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 11,358 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 11,422 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 11,486 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 11,549 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11,613 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 11,677 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 11,741 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11,805 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 11,868 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 11,900 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11,931 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11,962 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 11,994 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12,025 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12,056 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12,087 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12,119 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12,150 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12,181 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12,228 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12,274 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12,320 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12,366 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 12,413 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12,302 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12,191 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 12,080 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11,970 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11,859 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11,868 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11,877 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11,886 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11,895 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 11,904 1000 ha | +0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 11,904 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 413 1000 ha, 28.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,517 1000 ha | 11,230 1000 ha | 11,805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,009 1000 ha | 11,868 1000 ha | 12,150 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,232 1000 ha | 11,970 1000 ha | 12,413 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,881 1000 ha | 11,859 1000 ha | 11,904 1000 ha | 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 primary forest — area in India?
- Primary forest — area in India was 11,904 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12,413 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,230 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does India rank for primary forest — area?
- India ranks 18th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Primary 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.