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India: Forest area (sq. km)

727,390sq km · 2025+2.7% since 2015

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. Annual figures for India from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2025727,390
2024726,530
2023725,670
2022724,810
2021723,950
2020723,090
2019720,128
2018717,166
2017714,204
2016711,242
2015708,280
2014705,616
2013702,952
2012700,288
2011697,624
2010694,960
2009693,055
2008691,150
2007689,245
2006687,340
2005685,435
2004683,530
2003681,625
2002679,720
2001677,815
2000675,910
1999672,257
1998668,604
1997664,951
1996661,298
1995657,645
1994653,992
1993650,339
1992646,686
1991643,033
1990639,380

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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