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List of how many forests and percentage of forest cover in [[India]] by state.

==Tree density==
'''Tree density''' is the quantification of how closely the trees are growing in a hectare area. It is not the exact number of trees in the forest but, serves as an estimate to the foresters.<ref name="DenseTreeCalc">{{cite web|url=https://www.hunker.com/13428942/how-to-calculate-tree-density|title=How to Calculate tree density - Hunker.com}}</ref>.The tree density of an area should be mentioned by the working Plan officer (WPO) or Divisional Forest Officer (Working Plan) after his field inspection of the lowest possible forest unit or compartment in the CH-3 form of compartment history. The compartment history forms are to be maintained at the Forest range and Forest division offices.<ref>file:///G:/Tpf/Working%20plan%20preparation.pdf</ref> The working Plan code-2014 mentions in the para 105 that the density should also be mentioned on the stock map prepared by the WPO/DFO in decimal figures. The crown density is similar to the tree density. The forest area with density more than 0.4 are considered good forest area and forest area with less than 0.4 tree density are considered [[degraded forest]].

==Forest cover==
'''Forest cover ''' is the total geographical area declared as forest by the government. As of 2019, the total forest cover in India is 712,249 Sq km (71.22 million hectares), which is 21.67 percent of the total geographical area. Whereas, the total forest and tree cover in India is 807,276 Sq km (80.73 million hectors), which is 24.56 percent of the total geographical area of the country.

== Forest cover over the years ==
[[File:Indian Forest Cover.png|thumb|Indian Forest cover map as of 2015]]

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Total forest area (in sq km)
!% of forested area
!%change
|-
|2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=FSI 2019 Summary|url=https://fsi.nic.in/isfr19/vol1/executive-summary.pdf}}</ref>
|712,249
|21.67%
| [[File:Increase2.svg|11px|alt=increase|link=]]0.13%
|-
|2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=FSI 2017 Forest Cover|url=https://fsi.nic.in/isfr2017/isfr-forest-cover-2017.pdf}}</ref>
|708,273
|21.54%
| [[File:Increase2.svg|11px|=increase|link=]]0.20%
|-
|2015<ref>{{Cite web|title=FSI 2015 Summary|url=https://fsi.nic.in/isfr-2015/isfr-2015-executive-summary.pdf}}</ref>
|701,673
|21.34%
| [[File:Increase2.svg|11px|alt=increase|link=]]0.11%
|-
|2013<ref>{{Cite web|title=FSI 2013 Summary|url=https://fsi.nic.in/cover_2013/executive_summary.pdf}}</ref>
|697,898
|21.23%
| [[File:Increase2.svg|11px|alt=increase|link=]]0.18%
|-
|2011<ref>{{Cite web|title=FSI 2011 Summary|url=https://fsi.nic.in/cover_2011/summary.pdf}}</ref>
|692,027
|21.05%
|
|}

== 2017 ==
The forest cover in 2017 in India by state and union territory as published by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) is shown in the table below.<ref name="isfr2017">{{cite web|url=http://fsi.nic.in/isfr2017/isfr-forest-cover-2017.pdf|title=India State of Forest Report, Forest Cover 2017|publisher=Forest Survey of India|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>

'''Very Dense'''= All lands with [[Tree crown measurement|tree canopy density]] of 70 percent ( 0.7 tree density) and above.

'''Moderately Dense'''= All lands with tree canopy density of 40 percent and more but less than 70 percent ( 0.4 to 0.7 tree density).

'''Open Forest'''= All lands with tree canopy density of 10 percent and more but less than 40 percent (0.1 to 0.4 tree density).

'''Scrub'''= All forest lands with poor tree growth mainly of small or stunted trees canopy density less than 10 percent (Less than 0.1 tree density).

(Area in square kilometers)
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! State / UT !! Geographical Area !! Very dense !! Moderately dense !! Open forest !! Total forest area !! % of forested area !! % change since 2015
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Andhra Pradesh]] || 162,968 || 1,957 || 14,051 || 12,139 || 28,147 || 17.27% || +1.31%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || 83,743 || 20,721 || 30,955 || 15,288 || 66,964 || 79.96% || -0.23%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Assam]] || 78,438 || 2,797 || 10,192 || 15,116 || 28,105 || 35.83% || +0.72%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Bihar]] || 94,163 || 332 || 3,260 || 3,707 || 7,299 || 7.75% || +0.05%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chhattisgarh]] || 135,192 || 7,064 || 32,215 || 16,268 || 55,547 || 41.09% || -0.01%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Delhi]] || 1,483 || 7 || 56 || 129 || 192 || 12.97% || +0.25%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Goa]] || 3,702 || 538 || 576 || 1,115 || 2,229 || 60.21% || +0.51%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Gujarat]] || 196,244 || 378 || 5,200 || 9,179 || 14,757 || 7.52% || +0.02%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Haryana]] || 44,212 || 28 || 452 || 1,108 || 1,588 || 3.59% || +0.02%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Himachal Pradesh]] || 55,673 || 3,110 || 6,705 || 5,285 || 15,100 || 27.12% || +0.71%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]] || 222,236 || 4,075 || 8,579 || 10,587 || 23,241 || 10.46% || +0.11%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Jharkhand]] || 79,716 || 2,598 || 9,686 || 11,269 || 23,553 || 29.55% || +0.04%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Karnataka]] || 191,791 || 4,502 || 20,444 || 12,604 || 37,550 || 19.58% || +0.57%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Kerala]] || 38,852 || 1,663 || 9,407 || 8,251 || 20,321 || 52.30% || +2.68%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Madhya Pradesh]] || 308,252 || 6,563 || 34,571 || 36,280 || 77,414 || 25.11% || -0.00%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Maharashtra]] || 307,713 || 8,736 || 20,652 || 21,294 || 50,682 || 16.47% || -0.01%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Manipur]] || 22,327 || 908 || 6,510 || 9,928 || 17,346 || 77.69% || +1.18%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Meghalaya]] || 22,429 || 453 || 9,386 || 7,307 || 17,146 || 76.76% || -0.52%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Mizoram]] || 21,081 || 131 || 5,861 || 12,194 || 18,186 || 86.27% || -2.52%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Nagaland]] || 16,579 || 1,279 || 4,587 || 6,623 || 12,489 || 75.33% || -2.71%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Odisha]] || 155,707 || 6,967 || 21,370 || 23,008 || 51,345 || 32.98% || +0.57%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] || 50,362 || 8 || 806 || 1,023 || 1,837 || 3.65% || +0.13%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Rajasthan]] || 342,239 || 78 || 4,340 || 12,154 || 16,572 || 4.84% || +0.14%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Sikkim]] || 7,096 || 1,081 || 1,575 || 688 || 3,344 || 47.13% || -0.13%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Tamil Nadu]] || 130,060 || 3,672 || 10,979 || 11,630 || 26,281 || 20.21% || +0.06%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Telangana]] || 112,077 || 1,596 || 8,738 || 10,085 || 20,419 || 18.22% || +0.50%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Tripura]] || 10,486 || 656 || 5,246 || 1,824 || 7,726 || 73.68% || -1.56%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Uttar Pradesh]] || 240,928 || 2,617 || 4,069 || 7,993 || 14,679 || 6.09% || +0.12%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Uttarakhand]] || 53,483 || 4,969 || 12,884 || 6,442 || 24,295 || 45.43% || +0.04%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[West Bengal]] || 88,752 || 2,994 || 4,147 || 9,706 || 16,847 || 18.98% || +0.02%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]] || 8,249 || 5,678 || 684 || 380 || 6,742 || 81.73% || -0.11%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chandigarh]] || 114 || 1 || 14 || 6 || 22 || 18.91% || -0.09%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Dadra & Nagar Haveli]] || 491 || 0 || 80 || 127 || 207 || 42.16% || +0.20%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Daman & Diu]] || 111 || 1 || 6 || 13 || 20 || 18.46% || +0.79%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Lakshadweep]] || 30 || 0 || 17 || 10 || 27 || 90.33% || 0.13%
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || 490 || 0 || 18 || 36 || 54 || 10.95% || -0.67%
|-
! Total || 3,287,469 || 98,158 || 308,318 || 301,797 || 708,273 || 21.54% || +0.21%
|}

== 2015 ==
According to Forest Survey of India (FSI), the forest cover by State/UT in India in 2015 is listed below.<ref name="isfr2017">{{cite web|url=http://fsi.nic.in/isfr2017/isfr-forest-cover-2017.pdf|title=India State of Forest Report, Forest Cover 2017|publisher=Forest Survey of India|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>

'''Very Dense'''= All lands with [[Tree crown measurement|tree canopy density]] of 70 percent and above.

'''Moderately Dense'''= All lands with tree canopy density of 40 percent and more but less than 70 percent.

'''Open Forest'''= All lands with tree canopy density of 10 percent and more but less than 40 percent.

(Area in square kilometers)
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! State / UT !! Geographical Area !! Very dense !! Moderately dense !! Open forest
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Andhra Pradesh]]|| 162,968 || 421 || 14,352 || 11,233
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Arunachal Pradesh]]|| 83,743 || 20,806 || 31,181 || 15,167
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Assam]]|| 78,438 || 1,425 || 11,256 || 14,857
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Bihar]]|| 94,163 || 248 || 3,362 || 3,644
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Chhattisgarh]]|| 135,192 || 7,001 || 32,305 || 16,253
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Delhi]]|| 1,483 || 6.94 || 57.15 || 154.68
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Goa]]|| 3,702 || 536 || 580 || 1,094
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Gujarat]]|| 196,244 || 378 || 5,198 || 9,134
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Haryana]]|| 44,212 || 28 || 444 || 1,108
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Himachal Pradesh]]|| 55,673 || 3,225 || 6,387 || 5,095
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]]|| 222,236 || 4,061 || 8,815 || 10,112
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Jharkhand]]|| 79,716 || 2,601 || 9,692 || 11,231
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Karnataka]]|| 191,791 || 1,783 || 20,177 || 14,489
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Kerala]]|| 38,852 || 1,529 || 9,328 || 8,421
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Madhya Pradesh]]|| 308,252 || 6,586 || 34,837 || 36,003
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Maharashtra]]|| 307,713 || 8,685 || 20,792 || 21,222
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Manipur]]|| 22,327 || 729 || 5,964 || 10,390
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Meghalaya]]|| 22,429 || 417 || 9,555 || 7,290
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Mizoram]]|| 21,081 || 135 || 5,800 || 12,782
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Nagaland]]|| 16,579 || 1,284 || 4,690 || 6,965
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Odisha]]|| 155,707 || 6,985 || 21,470 || 22,005
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]|| 50,362 || 0 || 733 || 1,038
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Rajasthan]]|| 342,239 || 77 || 4,414 || 11,615
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Sikkim]]|| 7,096 || 499 || 2,157 || 697
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Tamil Nadu]]|| 130,060 || 3,005 || 10,472 || 12,731
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Telangana]]|| 112,077 || 465 || 11,340 || 8,049
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Tripura]]|| 10,486 || 110 || 4,699 || 3,111
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Uttar Pradesh]]|| 240,928 || 2,171 || 4,043 || 8,187
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Uttarakhand]]|| 53,483 || 4,804 || 13,662 || 5,806
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[West Bengal]]|| 88,752 || 2,943 || 4,176 || 9,707
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]]|| 8,249 || 5,686 || 685 || 380
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Chandigarh]]|| 114 || 1.36 || 13.92 || 6.38
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Dadra & Nagar Haveli]]|| 491 || 0 || 80 || 126
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Daman & Diu]]|| 111 || 1.4 || 5.82 || 12.39
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Lakshadweep]]|| 30 || 0 || 17.22 || 9.84
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]|| 490 || 0 || 28.78 || 28.17
|-
! Total || 3,287,469 || 88,633 || 312,739 || 300,123
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of countries by forest area]]
*[[List of forests in India]]
*[[Indian Forest Service]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Forests of India|.]]
[[Category:Flora of India by state or union territory]]
[[Category:India geography-related lists]]
[[Category:Forestry-related lists]]
[[Category:India environment-related lists]]

Forest cover by state in India - Revision history

>ElDiablo9412 at 06:57, 19 October 2021