Forest cover
Forest as a share of land area. India is one of the few large economies where the figure has held or risen rather than fallen — though what counts as forest in the official return, including plantations, is contested by ecologists.
Latest
24.54
Published by
World Bank / FAO
Forest cover over time
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| Period | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.5% |
| 2022 | 24.4% |
| 2021 | 24.4% |
| 2020 | 24.3% |
| 2019 | 24.2% |
| 2018 | 24.1% |
| 2017 | 24.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9% |
| 2015 | 23.8% |
| 2014 | 23.7% |
| 2013 | 23.6% |
| 2012 | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 23.5% |
| 2010 | 23.4% |
| 2009 | 23.3% |
| 2008 | 23.2% |
| 2007 | 23.2% |
| 2006 | 23.1% |
| 2005 | 23.1% |
| 2004 | 23.0% |
| 2003 | 22.9% |
| 2002 | 22.9% |
| 2001 | 22.8% |
| 2000 | 22.7% |
| 1999 | 22.6% |
| 1998 | 22.5% |
| 1997 | 22.4% |
| 1996 | 22.2% |
| 1995 | 22.1% |
| 1994 | 22.0% |
| 1993 | 21.9% |
| 1992 | 21.8% |
| 1991 | 21.6% |
| 1990 | 21.5% |
Compared with
Source
World Bank / FAO — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS