ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Mangrove cover in India
|
Mangrove cover in Indian coastal states and union territories (1987-2013)
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|
State/UT
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Assessment Year (Area in km2)
|
|
1987
|
1989
|
1991
|
1993
|
1995
|
1997
|
1999
|
2001
|
2003
|
2005
|
2009
|
2011
|
2013
|
|
A & N Islands
|
686
|
973
|
971
|
966
|
966
|
966
|
966
|
789
|
658
|
635
|
615
|
617
|
604
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
495
|
405
|
399
|
378
|
383
|
383
|
397
|
333
|
329
|
354
|
353
|
352
|
352
|
|
Daman & Diu
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1.63
|
|
Goa
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
16
|
16
|
17
|
22
|
22
|
|
Gujarat
|
427
|
412
|
397
|
419
|
689
|
901
|
1,031
|
911
|
916
|
991
|
1,046
|
1,058
|
1,103
|
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
Kerala
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
|
Maharashtra
|
140
|
114
|
113
|
155
|
155
|
124
|
108
|
118
|
158
|
186
|
186
|
186
|
186
|
|
Orissa
|
199
|
192
|
195
|
195
|
195
|
211
|
215
|
219
|
203
|
217
|
221
|
222
|
213
|
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
23
|
47
|
47
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
23
|
35
|
36
|
39
|
39
|
39
|
|
West Bengal*
|
2,076
|
2,109
|
2,119
|
2,119
|
2,119
|
2,123
|
2,125
|
2,081
|
2,120
|
2,136
|
2,152
|
2,155
|
2,097
|
|
Total
|
4,046
|
4,255
|
4,244
|
4,256
|
4,533
|
4,737
|
4,871
|
4,482
|
4,448
|
4,581
|
4,639
|
4,663
|
4,628
|
* This assessment pertains only to the mangrove cover and does not include the tidal creeks and water bodies within the mangrove forests.
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2015).