India vs Middle income: Forest area
India
729,592 sq. km
in 2023
Middle income
18.69 million sq. km
in 2023
India rank
9th
Middle income rank
6th
Forest area over time
- India
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 18.69 million sq. km against 729,592 sq. km in India, a difference of 17.96 million sq. km.
That makes Middle income's figure about 25.6 times India's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 659,472 sq. km | 19.94 million sq. km | 19.28 million sq. km | Middle income |
| 2000s | 684,482 sq. km | 19.41 million sq. km | 18.73 million sq. km | Middle income |
| 2010s | 706,948 sq. km | 18.98 million sq. km | 18.28 million sq. km | Middle income |
| 2020s | 725,596 sq. km | 18.74 million sq. km | 18.01 million sq. km | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, India or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 18.69 million sq. km against 729,592 sq. km in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between India and Middle income?
- 17.96 million sq. km, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do India and Middle income rank globally for forest area?
- India ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 6th of 213 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.