India vs Indonesia: Forestland — Area
India
72,739 1000 ha
in 2025
Indonesia
95,969 1000 ha
in 2025
India rank
10th
Indonesia rank
9th
Forestland — Area over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 95,969 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India, a difference of 23,230 1000 ha.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 223 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,582 1000 ha | 105,365 1000 ha | 39,783 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 68,448 1000 ha | 93,915 1000 ha | 25,466 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 70,725 1000 ha | 95,518 1000 ha | 24,793 1000 ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 72,524 1000 ha | 95,766 1000 ha | 23,242 1000 ha | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 95,969 1000 ha against 72,739 1000 ha in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between India and Indonesia?
- 23,230 1000 ha, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for forestland — area?
- India ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 223 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).