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Total Forest and Tree cover: 24.62% of India's geographical area
Total Forest Cover: 7,13,789 sq km (21.71% of geographical area)
Tree Cover: 2.91% of geographical area
Forest and tree cover together: 0.28%
Forest Cover: 0.22%
Tree Cover: 0.76%
Forest Cover within RFA/GW: Slight increase of 31 sq km
Forest Cover outside RFA/GW: Increase of 1,509 sq km
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Jharkhand
40.17% of total geographical area, decrease of 902 sq km
37.53% of geographical area, decrease of 655 sq km inside RFA/GW, increase of 600 sq km outside
64.66% of geographical area, decrease of 1,020 sq km
Increased by 0.34%
7,204.0 million tonnes, increase of 79.4 million tonnes since 2019
22.27%
Total bamboo-bearing area: 1,49,443 sq km, decrease of 10,594 sq km compared to ISFR 2019
Definitions: Forest cover, canopy density, recorded forest area (RFA)
Definitions: Forest density classes
Largest forest cover in India: Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra
The Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, harbors extensive forest cover, with Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Goa being the key states contributing to its rich biodiversity.
The Himalayan region, spanning states like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, hosts diverse forest ecosystems crucial for maintaining ecological balance and providing various ecosystem services.
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