Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in India
India: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in India, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in India peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2002.
India ranks 143rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +106.2% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +44.0% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +91.2% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -66.3% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +57.9% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +151.9% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +43.5% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -23.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 0 hectares per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 hectares per person, 8% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in India?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in India was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does India rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- India ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.