Forest cover by state in India
The forest cover (in square kilometres) in 2017 in India by state and union territory as published by the Forest Survey of India.[1]
| State / UT | Geographical Area | Very dense | Moderately dense | Open forest | Total forest area | % of forested area | % change since 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 162,968 | 1,957 | 14,051 | 12,139 | 28,147 | 17.27% | +1.31% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 83,743 | 20,721 | 30,955 | 15,288 | 66,964 | 79.96% | -0.23% |
| Assam | 78,438 | 2,797 | 10,192 | 15,116 | 28,105 | 35.83% | +0.72% |
| Bihar | 94,163 | 332 | 3,260 | 3,707 | 7,299 | 7.75% | +0.05% |
| Chhattisgarh | 135,192 | 7,064 | 32,215 | 16,268 | 55,547 | 41.09% | -0.01% |
| Delhi | 1,483 | 7 | 56 | 129 | 192 | 12.97% | +0.25% |
| Goa | 3,702 | 538 | 576 | 1,115 | 2,229 | 60.21% | +0.51% |
| Gujarat | 196,244 | 378 | 5,200 | 9,179 | 14,757 | 7.52% | +0.02% |
| Haryana | 44,212 | 28 | 452 | 1,108 | 1,588 | 3.59% | +0.02% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 55,673 | 3,110 | 6,705 | 5,285 | 15,100 | 27.12% | +0.71% |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 222,236 | 4,075 | 8,579 | 10,587 | 23,241 | 10.46% | +0.11% |
| Jharkhand | 79,716 | 2,598 | 9,686 | 11,269 | 23,553 | 29.55% | +0.04% |
| Karnataka | 191,791 | 4,502 | 20,444 | 12,604 | 37,550 | 19.58% | +0.57% |
| Kerala | 38,852 | 1,663 | 9,407 | 8,251 | 20,321 | 52.30% | +2.68% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 308,252 | 6,563 | 34,571 | 36,280 | 77,414 | 25.11% | -0.00% |
| Maharashtra | 307,713 | 8,736 | 20,652 | 21,294 | 50,682 | 16.47% | -0.01% |
| Manipur | 22,327 | 908 | 6,510 | 9,928 | 17,346 | 77.69% | +1.18% |
| Meghalaya | 22,429 | 453 | 9,386 | 7,307 | 17,146 | 76.76% | -0.52% |
| Mizoram | 21,081 | 131 | 5,861 | 12,194 | 18,186 | 86.27% | -2.52% |
| Nagaland | 16,579 | 1,279 | 4,587 | 6,623 | 12,489 | 75.33% | -2.71% |
| Odisha | 155,707 | 6,967 | 21,370 | 23,008 | 51,345 | 32.98% | +0.57% |
| Punjab | 50,362 | 8 | 806 | 1,023 | 1,837 | 3.65% | +0.13% |
| Rajasthan | 342,239 | 78 | 4,340 | 12,154 | 16,572 | 4.84% | +0.14% |
| Sikkim | 7,096 | 1,081 | 1,575 | 688 | 3,344 | 47.13% | -0.13 |
| Tamil Nadu | 130,060 | 3,672 | 10,979 | 11,630 | 26,281 | 20.21% | +0.06% |
| Telangana | 112,077 | 1,596 | 8,738 | 10,085 | 20,419 | 18.22% | +0.50% |
| Tripura | 10,486 | 656 | 5,246 | 1,824 | 7,726 | 73.68% | -1.56% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 240,928 | 2,617 | 4,069 | 7,993 | 14,679 | 6.09% | +0.12% |
| Uttarakhand | 53,483 | 4,969 | 12,884 | 6,442 | 24,295 | 45.43% | +0.04% |
| West Bengal | 88,752 | 2,994 | 4,147 | 9,706 | 16,847 | 18.98% | +0.02% |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 8,249 | 5,678 | 684 | 380 | 6,742 | 81.73% | -0.11% |
| Chandigarh | 114 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 18.91% | -0.09% |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 491 | 0 | 80 | 127 | 207 | 42.16% | +0.20% |
| Daman & Diu | 111 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 18.46% | +0.79% |
| Lakshadweep | 30 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 90.33% | 0.13% |
| Puducherry | 490 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 10.95% | -0.67% |
| Total | 3,287,469 | 98,158 | 308,318 | 301,797 | 708,273 | 21.54% | +0.21% |
See also
- Forest cover by state or territory in Australia
- Forest cover by province or territory in Canada
- Forest cover by state in the United States
- Forest cover by federal subject in Russia
References
- ^ "India State of Forest Report, Forest Cover 2017" (PDF). Forest Survey of India. Retrieved 13 February 2018.