Angola vs India: Forest area

Angola
649,422 sq. km
in 2023
India
729,592 sq. km
in 2023
Angola rank
12th
India rank
9th

Forest area over time

  • Angola
  • India
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 729,592 sq. km against 649,422 sq. km in Angola, a difference of 80,170 sq. km.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 12th and India ranks 9th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola India Difference Ahead
1990s 785,634 sq. km 655,818 sq. km 129,816 sq. km Angola
2000s 752,108 sq. km 684,482 sq. km 67,626 sq. km Angola
2010s 696,602 sq. km 706,948 sq. km 10,346 sq. km India
2020s 657,748 sq. km 725,596 sq. km 67,848 sq. km India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Angola or India?
India, at 729,592 sq. km against 649,422 sq. km in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Angola and India?
80,170 sq. km, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Angola and India rank globally for forest area?
Angola ranks 12th and India ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.