India vs Post-demographic dividend: Forest area
Forest area over time
- India
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Post-demographic dividend currently reports 10.07 million sq. km against 729,592 sq. km in India, a difference of 9.34 million sq. km.
That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 13.8 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
India ranks 9th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655,818 sq. km | 9.81 million sq. km | 9.16 million sq. km | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 684,482 sq. km | 9.95 million sq. km | 9.26 million sq. km | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 706,948 sq. km | 10.04 million sq. km | 9.33 million sq. km | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 725,596 sq. km | 10.07 million sq. km | 9.34 million sq. km | Post-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, India or Post-demographic dividend?
- Post-demographic dividend, at 10.07 million sq. km against 729,592 sq. km in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between India and Post-demographic dividend?
- 9.34 million sq. km, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Post-demographic dividend?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for forest area?
- India ranks 9th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th 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.