ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Friday, October 11, 2024
Status of Forest and Tree Cover in India (2019-2021)
Status of Forest Cover and Tree Cover in India (2019-2021)
|
Class
|
Area (sq km)
|
Net Increases
|
Percentage Increase (%)
|
Percentage of Geographical Area
|
|
|
2021
|
2019
|
2021
|
2019
|
|
Forest Cover
|
7,13,789
|
7,12,249
|
1,540
|
0.22
|
21.71
|
21.67
|
|
Tree Cover
|
95,748
|
95,027
|
721
|
0.76
|
2.91
|
2.89
|
|
Total
|
8,09,537
|
8,07,276
|
2,261
|
0.28
|
24.62
|
24.56
|
Top Five States/UTs Showing Increase in Forest Cover in 2021
|
States/UT
|
Area (sq km)
|
Gain in sq km
|
|
2021
|
2019
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
29,784
|
29,137
|
647
|
|
Telangana
|
21,214
|
20,582
|
632
|
|
Odisha
|
52,156
|
51,619
|
537
|
|
Karnataka
|
38,730
|
38,575
|
155
|
|
Jharkhand
|
23,721
|
23,611
|
110
|
Top Five States/UTs Showing Decrease in Forest Cover in 2021
|
States/UT
|
Area (sq km)
|
Loss in sq km
|
|
2019
|
2021
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
66,688
|
66,431
|
257
|
|
Manipur
|
16,847
|
16,598
|
249
|
|
Nagaland
|
12,486
|
12,251
|
235
|
|
Mizoram
|
18,006
|
17,820
|
186
|
|
Meghalaya
|
17,119
|
17,046
|
73
|
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report 2021. Dehradun