Share global forest in India
India: Share global forest was 1.76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.76
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.76
in 2025
All-time low
1.47
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in India, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in India stood at 1.76. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in India peaked at 1.76 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.47, in 1990.
India ranks 9th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.47 | — |
| 1991 | 1.48 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.51 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.52 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.53 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.55 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.56 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.57 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.58 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.61 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.61 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.62 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.62 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.63 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.64 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.65 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.65 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.66 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.68 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.72 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.73 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.74 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.74 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.74 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.75 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.75 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.76 | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.76 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 18.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 1.76 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0579, 30.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 | 1.6 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0072 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 3.51 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in India?
- Share global forest in India was 1.76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 in 1990.
- How does India rank for share global forest?
- India ranks 9th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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