ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Friday, October 4, 2024
State/UT Wise Tree Cover 2019
State/UT Wise Tree Cover Estimates
|
S.No.
|
States/UT
|
Geographical Area (sq km)
|
Tree Cover
|
|
Area (sq km)
|
Percent of Geographical Area
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1,62,968
|
3,914
|
2.40
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
83,743
|
848
|
1.01
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
78,438
|
1,408
|
1.80
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
94,163
|
2,003
|
2.13
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1,35,192
|
4,248
|
3.14
|
|
6.
|
Delhi
|
1,483
|
129
|
8.73
|
|
7.
|
Goa
|
3,702
|
272
|
7.34
|
|
8.
|
Gujarat
|
1,96,244
|
6,912
|
3.52
|
|
9.
|
Haryana
|
44,212
|
1,565
|
3.54
|
|
10.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
55,673
|
829
|
1.49
|
|
11.
|
Jammu & Kashmir#
|
2,22,236
|
7,944
|
3.57
|
|
12.
|
Jharkhand
|
79,716
|
2,657
|
3.33
|
|
13.
|
Karnataka
|
1,91,791
|
6,257
|
3.26
|
|
14.
|
Kerala
|
38,852
|
2,936
|
7.56
|
|
15.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3,08,252
|
8339
|
2.71
|
|
16.
|
Maharashtra
|
3,07,713
|
10,806
|
3.51
|
|
17.
|
Manipur
|
22,327
|
173
|
0.77
|
|
18.
|
Meghalaya
|
22,429
|
710
|
3.17
|
|
19.
|
Mizoram
|
21,081
|
441
|
2.09
|
|
20.
|
Nagaland
|
16,579
|
362
|
2.19
|
|
21.
|
Odisha
|
1,55,707
|
4,648
|
2.98
|
|
22.
|
Punjab
|
50,362
|
1,592
|
3.16
|
|
23.
|
Rajasthan
|
3,42,239
|
8,112
|
2.37
|
|
24.
|
Sikkim
|
7,096
|
36
|
0.51
|
|
25.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1,30,060
|
4,830
|
3.71
|
|
26.
|
Telangana
|
112,077
|
2,514
|
2.24
|
|
27.
|
Tripura
|
10,486
|
231
|
2.20
|
|
28.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2,40,928
|
7,342
|
3.05
|
|
29.
|
Uttarakhand
|
53,483
|
841
|
1.57
|
|
30.
|
West Bengal
|
88,752
|
2,006
|
2.26
|
|
31.
|
A & N Islands
|
8,249
|
41
|
0.50
|
|
32.
|
Chandigarh
|
114
|
25
|
22.34
|
|
33.
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
491
|
28
|
5.75
|
|
34.
|
Daman & Diu
|
111
|
5
|
4.87
|
|
35.
|
Lakshadweep
|
30
|
0.29
|
0.97
|
|
36.
|
Puducherry
|
490
|
23
|
4.66
|
|
Total
|
Grand Total
|
32,87,469
|
95,027
|
2.89
|
# includes Jammu & Kashmir area outside LoC that is under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China.
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2019). Volume 1.