ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Mangrove Cover 2019
Mangrove Cover Assessment 2019
(area in sq km)
|
S.No.
|
States/UT
|
Very Dense Mangrove
|
Moderately Dense Mangrove
|
Open Mangrove
|
Total
|
Change with respect to ISFR 2017
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0.00
|
213.00
|
191.00
|
404.00
|
0.00
|
|
2.
|
Goa
|
0.00
|
20.00
|
6.00
|
26.00
|
0.00
|
|
3.
|
Gujarat
|
0.00
|
169.00
|
1,008.00
|
1,177.00
|
37.00
|
|
4.
|
Karnataka
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
8.00
|
10.00
|
0.00
|
|
5.
|
Kerala
|
0.00
|
5.00
|
4.00
|
9.00
|
0.00
|
|
6.
|
Maharashtra
|
0.00
|
88.00
|
232.00
|
320.00
|
16.00
|
|
7.
|
Orissa
|
81.00
|
94.00
|
76.00
|
251.00
|
8.00
|
|
8.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1.00
|
27.00
|
17.00
|
45.00
|
-4.00
|
|
9.
|
West Bengal
|
996.00
|
692.00
|
424.00
|
2,112.00
|
-2.00
|
|
10.
|
A & N Islands
|
398.00
|
169.00
|
49.00
|
616.00
|
-1.00
|
|
11.
|
Daman & Diu
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
3.00
|
3.00
|
0.00
|
|
12.
|
Puducherry
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
|
Total
|
1,476.00
|
1,479.00
|
2,020.00
|
4,975.00
|
54.00
|
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2019). Volume 1.