Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in India
India: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 56,132 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in India, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in India stood at 56,132 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in India peaked at 56,132 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50,506 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places India 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51,345 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 52,242 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 50,506 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 51,450 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 51,637 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 51,864 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 52,563 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 53,023 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 51,946 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 52,139 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 52,914 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 53,097 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 54,629 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 54,810 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 54,592 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 54,175 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 54,347 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 54,512 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 54,686 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55,930 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 55,906 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 54,314 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 54,887 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 56,132 1000 ha | +2.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 56,132 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,158 1000 ha, 26.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 56,132 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 4,228 1000 ha, 13.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,842 1000 ha | 50,506 1000 ha | 53,023 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 53,990 1000 ha | 52,139 1000 ha | 54,810 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,434 1000 ha | 54,314 1000 ha | 56,132 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 12 Angola 72,958 1000 ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,991 1000 ha compare
- 13 Argentina 58,070 1000 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 1,309 1000 ha compare
- 14 Central African Republic 57,865 1000 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 555.2 1000 ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 282.03 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mozambique 55,386 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 149.14 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 50,061 1000 ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 131.33 1000 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 44.1 1000 ha compare
- 18 Myanmar 47,198 1000 ha compare
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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in India?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in India was 56,132 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 56,132 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,506 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does India rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- India ranks 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.