Australia vs India: Carbon stock change in forests — Area
Australia
133,568 1000 ha
in 2025
India
72,739 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
India rank
11th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133,568 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India, a difference of 60,829 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 243 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134,037 1000 ha | 65,582 1000 ha | 68,455 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 132,378 1000 ha | 68,448 1000 ha | 63,930 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 132,308 1000 ha | 70,725 1000 ha | 61,583 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 133,438 1000 ha | 72,524 1000 ha | 60,914 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 133,568 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area between Australia and India?
- 60,829 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Australia ranks 9th and India ranks 11th of 243 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).