India vs Upper middle income: Forest area (sq. km)
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- India
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 12.98 million sq. km against 727,390 sq. km in India, a difference of 12.26 million sq. km.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 17.9 times India's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 659,472 sq. km | 13.56 million sq. km | 12.90 million sq. km | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 684,482 sq. km | 13.25 million sq. km | 12.56 million sq. km | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 707,246 sq. km | 13.07 million sq. km | 12.36 million sq. km | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 724,380 sq. km | 13.00 million sq. km | 12.27 million sq. km | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, India or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 12.98 million sq. km against 727,390 sq. km in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between India and Upper middle income?
- 12.26 million sq. km, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Upper middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do India and Upper middle income rank globally for forest area?
- India ranks 9th and Upper middle income 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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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.