Which has higher forest area, Europe & Central Asia or India?

Europe & Central Asia, at 10.59 million sq. km against 729,592 sq. km in India as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Europe & Central Asia and India?

9.86 million sq. km, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and India?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs India: Forest area

Europe & Central Asia

10.59 million sq. km

in 2023

India

729,592 sq. km

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia rank

10th

India rank

9th

Forest area over time

Europe & Central Asia
India

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 10.59 million sq. km against 729,592 sq. km in India, a difference of 9.86 million sq. km.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 14.5 times India's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and India ranks 9th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.30 million sq. km	659,472 sq. km	9.64 million sq. km	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	10.42 million sq. km	684,482 sq. km	9.74 million sq. km	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	10.54 million sq. km	706,948 sq. km	9.84 million sq. km	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	10.58 million sq. km	725,596 sq. km	9.85 million sq. km	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Europe & Central Asia or India?: Europe & Central Asia, at 10.59 million sq. km against 729,592 sq. km in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Europe & Central Asia and India?: 9.86 million sq. km, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and India?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and India rank globally for forest area?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th and India ranks 9th of 45 groups.
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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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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.