Forest cover by state in India
The forest cover (in square kilometres) in India by state and union territory as published by the Forest Survey of India in 2013.[1]
| State / UT | Geographical Area | Very dense | Moderately dense | Open forest | Total forest area | % of forested area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 275,069 | 850 | 26,079 | 19,187 | 46,116 | 16.77% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 83,743 | 20,828 | 31,414 | 15,079 | 67,321 | 80.39% |
| Assam | 78,438 | 1,444 | 11,345 | 14,882 | 27,671 | 35.28% |
| Bihar | 94,163 | 247 | 3,380 | 3,664 | 7,291 | 7.74% |
| Chhattisgarh | 135,191 | 4,153 | 34,865 | 16,603 | 55,621 | 41.14% |
| Delhi | 1,483 | 6.76 | 49.38 | 123.67 | 179.81 | 12.12% |
| Goa | 3,702 | 543 | 585 | 1091 | 2219 | 59.94% |
| Gujarat | 196,022 | 376 | 5,220 | 9,057 | 14,653 | 7.48% |
| Haryana | 44,212 | 27 | 453 | 1,106 | 1,586 | 3.59% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 55,673 | 3,224 | 6,381 | 5,078 | 14,683 | 26.37% |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 222,236 | 4,140 | 8,760 | 9,638 | 22,538 | 10.14% |
| Jharkhand | 79,714 | 2,587 | 9,667 | 11,219 | 23,473 | 29.45% |
| Karnataka | 191,791 | 1,777 | 20,179 | 14,176 | 36,132 | 18.84% |
| Kerala | 38,863 | 1,529 | 9,401 | 6,992 | 17,922 | 46.12% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 308,245 | 6,632 | 34,921 | 35,969 | 77,522 | 25.15% |
| Maharashtra | 307,713 | 8,720 | 20,770 | 21,142 | 50,632 | 16.45% |
| Manipur | 22,327 | 728 | 6,094 | 10,168 | 16,990 | 76.10% |
| Meghalaya | 22,429 | 449 | 9,689 | 7,150 | 17,288 | 77.08% |
| Mizoram | 21,081 | 138 | 5,900 | 13,016 | 19,054 | 90.38% |
| Nagaland | 16,579 | 1,298 | 4,736 | 7,010 | 13,044 | 78.68% |
| Odisha | 155,707 | 7,042 | 21,298 | 22,007 | 50,347 | 32.33% |
| Punjab | 50,362 | 0 | 736 | 1,036 | 1,772 | 3.52% |
| Rajasthan | 342,239 | 72 | 4,424 | 11,590 | 16,086 | 4.70% |
| Sikkim | 7,096 | 500 | 2,161 | 697 | 3,358 | 47.32% |
| Tamil Nadu | 130,058 | 2,948 | 10,199 | 10,697 | 23,844 | 18.33% |
| Tripura | 10,486 | 109 | 4,641 | 3,116 | 7,866 | 75.01% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 240,928 | 1,623 | 4,550 | 8,176 | 14,349 | 5.96% |
| Uttarakhand | 53,483 | 4,785 | 14,111 | 5,612 | 24,508 | 45.82% |
| West Bengal | 88,752 | 2,971 | 4,146 | 9,688 | 16,805 | 18.93% |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 8,249 | 3,754 | 2,413 | 544 | 6,711 | 81.36% |
| Chandigarh | 114 | 1.36 | 9.66 | 6.24 | 17.26 | 15.14% |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 491 | 0 | 114 | 99 | 213 | 43.38% |
| Daman & Diu | 12 | 0 | 1.87 | 7.4 | 9.27 | 8.28% |
| Lakshadweep | 32 | 0 | 17.18 | 9.88 | 27.06 | 84.56% |
| Puducherry | 480 | 0 | 35.23 | 14.83 | 50.06 | 10.43% |
| Total | 3,287,263 | 83,502 | 318,745 | 295,651 | 697,898 | 21.23% |
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
References
- ↑ "India State of Forest Report 2013" (PDF). Forest Survey of India. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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