India - Forest area as a share of land area

24.4 (%) in 2021

In 2021, forest area as a share of land area for India was 24.4 %. Between 2002 and 2021, forest area as a share of land area of India grew substantially from 22.9 to 24.4 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 0.38% in 2011 and then decreased to 0.37% in 2021.

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What is forest area as a share of land area?

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.

What is India forest area as a share of land area?