Which has higher forest area, India or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 959,693 sq. km against 727,390 sq. km in India as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between India and Indonesia?

232,303 sq. km, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

India vs Indonesia: Forest area (sq. km)

India

727,390 sq. km

in 2025

Indonesia

959,693 sq. km

in 2025

India rank

9th

Indonesia rank

8th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

India
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 959,693 sq. km against 727,390 sq. km in India, a difference of 232,303 sq. km.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times India's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	655,818 sq. km	1.05 million sq. km	397,835 sq. km	Indonesia
2000s	684,482 sq. km	939,146 sq. km	254,663 sq. km	Indonesia
2010s	707,246 sq. km	955,179 sq. km	247,933 sq. km	Indonesia
2020s	725,240 sq. km	957,656 sq. km	232,416 sq. km	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, India or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 959,693 sq. km against 727,390 sq. km in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between India and Indonesia?: 232,303 sq. km, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for forest area?: India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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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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, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.