High income vs Indonesia: Forest area

High income
18.74 million sq. km
in 2023
Indonesia
903,166 sq. km
in 2023
High income rank
5th
Indonesia rank
8th

Forest area over time

  • High income
  • Indonesia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199020062023

How they compare

High income currently reports 18.74 million sq. km against 903,166 sq. km in Indonesia, a difference of 17.84 million sq. km.

That makes High income's figure about 20.8 times Indonesia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 45 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 16.79 million sq. km 1.11 million sq. km 15.68 million sq. km High income
2000s 18.56 million sq. km 1.01 million sq. km 17.55 million sq. km High income
2010s 18.69 million sq. km 959,366 sq. km 17.73 million sq. km High income
2020s 18.74 million sq. km 912,249 sq. km 17.83 million sq. km High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, High income or Indonesia?
High income, at 18.74 million sq. km against 903,166 sq. km in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between High income and Indonesia?
17.84 million sq. km, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Indonesia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do High income and Indonesia rank globally for forest area?
High income ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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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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
261 places, 8,639 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.