Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in India
India: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per square kilometre in India is 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
India ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 105 Philippines 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Rwanda 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Chile 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 China 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Ethiopia 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Hungary 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 forestland — area, per square kilometre in India?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in India was 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does India rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
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.