Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in India
India: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate was 0.3662 % change on previous year in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in India, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in India stood at 0.3662 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in India peaked at 0.5649 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2749 % change on previous year, in 2010.
India ranks 28th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.5649 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0.5617 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5586 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5555 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5524 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5494 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5464 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5434 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2818 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2811 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2803 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2795 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2787 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2779 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2772 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2764 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2756 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2749 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3833 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3819 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3804 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.379 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3775 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3756 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3756 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3728 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3728 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.37 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3686 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3687 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3662 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.3662 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.1806 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -48.1% | 0.5434 % change on previous year | 0.2818 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +39.5% | 0.2749 % change on previous year | 0.3833 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5555 % change on previous year | 0.5464 % change on previous year | 0.5649 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3052 % change on previous year | 0.2756 % change on previous year | 0.5434 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3674 % change on previous year | 0.2749 % change on previous year | 0.3833 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3684 % change on previous year | 0.3662 % change on previous year | 0.37 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 25 Lebanon 0.4151 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Martinique 0.3796 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 0.3745 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Rwanda 0.3597 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3317 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Switzerland 0.2696 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in India?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in India was 0.3662 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5649 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2749 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does India rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate?
- India ranks 28th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.