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India - Primary Forest Loss 118,595

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

118,595 (2025)

Global rank

##29 of 211 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 2001

2.09×

Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#43200120062011201620212025#26#292023 overtook Guinea2025 overtook Guatemala
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. India climbed from #26 to #29 (overtook Guinea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2011
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

2023
Overtook Guinea in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Guatemala in global rank auto

Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20012006201120162021202543,83188,974134,117179,260

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