Australia vs India: Forest area
Australia
1.34 million sq. km
in 2023
India
729,592 sq. km
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
India rank
9th
Forest area over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.34 million sq. km against 729,592 sq. km in India, a difference of 610,458 sq. km.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Globally, Australia ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 214 countries.
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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.