Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in India
India: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in India, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in India is 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 44.8% on the previous year and up 281.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, in 2002.
India ranks 103rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +109.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | +93.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -65.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | +155.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | +44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 100 Paraguay 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 101 Guyana 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 102 Gabon 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 104 Lithuania 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 105 Burundi 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 106 Mozambique 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in India?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in India was 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does India rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 281.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.