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
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
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.