The dataset has been compiled from the biennial Indian State of Forests Reports of the Forest Survey of India (FSI). The trend in area occupied by different types of forests at the national level as categorised by FSI on the basis of canopy density has been collated for the decade from 2011 to 2021.The data pertaining to forest cover for the year 2015 has been taken from the revised numbers of the year as presented in the 2017 report.
The dataset has been compiled from the biennial Indian State of Forests Reports of the Forest Survey of India (FSI). The trend in area occupied by different types of forests at the national level as categorised by FSI on the basis of canopy density has been collated for the decade from 2011 to 2021.The data pertaining to forest cover for the year 2015 has been taken from the revised numbers of the year as presented in the 2017 report.
The calendar year to which the forest area measurement pertains.
state
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The state or geographic region the forest cover data refers to, such as national-level aggregates for India.
type_of_forest
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The forest cover classification based on canopy density, such as very dense forest, indicating the category of forest being measured.
area
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36
The measured forest area, in square kilometres, for the given year, region, and forest type.
unit
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The unit of measurement used for the area values, expressed as area in square kilometres.
note
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0
An optional remarks field intended to hold supplementary notes or annotations about the record.
Citation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. (2026). Trend in area under different types of forest [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/1334
