China vs India: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
China
0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
109th
India rank
108th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 34 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 109th and India ranks 108th of 191 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, China or India?
- India, at 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between China and India?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 109th and India ranks 108th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.