ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Forest Cover Change Matrix 2015-17
Forest Cover Change Matrix for India between ISFR 2015 and ISFR 2017
(Area in sq. km)
Class
|
2017 Assessment
|
Total ISFR 2015 (updated)
|
VDF
|
MDF
|
OF
|
Scrub
|
NF
|
Very Dense Forest
|
84,485
|
3,380
|
357
|
7
|
404
|
88,633
|
Moderately Dense Forest
|
12,183
|
2,83,036
|
11,210
|
307
|
6,003
|
3,12,739
|
Open Forest
|
1,337
|
17,928
|
2,63,822
|
2,389
|
14,647
|
3,00,123
|
Scrub
|
5
|
522
|
5,833
|
31,437
|
4,505
|
42,302
|
Non Forest
|
148
|
3,452
|
20,575
|
11,839
|
25,07,658
|
25,43,672
|
Total ISFR 2015 (Updated)
|
98,158
|
3,08,318
|
3,01,797
|
45,979
|
25,33,217
|
32,87,469
|
Net Change
|
9,525
|
-4,421
|
1,674
|
3,677
|
-10,455
|
|
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2017)