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India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021

  • 24/03/2022
  • The ISFR 2021 presents the latest status of the 'Forest cover' and 'Tree cover' of the country, estimates of growing stock, the extent of trees outside forests, mangrove cover, bamboo resources, and assessment of forest carbon stock.
  • The Total Forest and Tree cover is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country.
  • The Total Forest cover is 7,13,789 sq km which is 21.71% of the geographical area of the country.
  • The Tree cover is 2.91% of the geographical area of the country.
  • The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover:
    Andhra Pradesh>Telangana>Odisha>Karnataka>Jharkhand.