Australia vs India: Forestland — Area
Australia
133,562 1000 ha
in 2025
India
72,739 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
India rank
10th
Forestland — Area over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133,562 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India, a difference of 60,823 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 8th and India ranks 10th of 217 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 | 133,824 1000 ha | 65,582 1000 ha | 68,243 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 132,126 1000 ha | 68,448 1000 ha | 63,678 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 132,263 1000 ha | 70,725 1000 ha | 61,539 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 133,426 1000 ha | 72,524 1000 ha | 60,902 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 133,562 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Australia and India?
- 60,823 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 forestland — area?
- Australia ranks 8th and India ranks 10th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — 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).