ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Friday, October 11, 2024
Forest Cover of India 2015 - 2017
Forest Cover of India (2015-2017)
|
Class
|
2015
|
2017
|
|
Forest Cover
|
Area
|
% of Geographic Area
|
Area
|
% of Geographic Area
|
|
Very dense forest
|
85,904
|
2.61
|
98,158
|
2.99
|
|
Moderately dense forest
|
3,15,374
|
9.59
|
3,08,318
|
9.38
|
|
Open Forest
|
3,00,395
|
9.14
|
3,01,797
|
9.17
|
|
Total forest cover
|
7,01,673#
|
21.34
|
7,08,273*
|
21.54
|
|
Scrub
|
41,362
|
1.26
|
45,979
|
1.40
|
|
Non-forest
|
25,44,228
|
77.40
|
25,33,217
|
77.06
|
|
Total geographic area
|
32,87,263
|
100.00
|
32,87,469
|
100.00
|
# includes 4,740 sq. km under mangroves
* includes 4,921 sq. km under mangrove cover
Percentage rounded off
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. State of Forest Report (2015-17).