How much area does India’s forest cover?

QuestionsCategory: EnvironmentHow much area does India’s forest cover?
Kavita Goyal asked 6 years ago
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How much area does India's forest cover?
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How much area does India's forest cover?
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Forests are essential for survival. Forests not only provides habitats for animals and livelihoods for humans, they also offer watershed protection, prevent soil erosion and mitigate climate change.
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Team GreenSutra® Staff answered 6 years ago

As per India State of Forest Cover 2017, India’s forest coverage is 7,08,273 km2.

Forest Cover of India

  • Very Dense Forest – 98,158 km2
  • Moderately Dense Forest – 3,08,318 km2
  • Open Forest 3,01,797 km2

The total forest cover of the country is 21.54% of its geographic area.