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National forest area, forest cover, and tree cover trend

Dataset Overview

The dataset has been compiled from the biennial Indian State of Forests Reports of the Forest Survey of India (FSI). The trend in forest cover, forest area, and tree cover at the national level 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.

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Sectors

Environment and Forest

Update Frequency

Biennial

Granularity

Yearly

Time Saved

2.5 hours

Number of rows

18

Number of Columns

6

Sources

Forest Survey of India Report 2011 to 2021

Archive Link

Link 1

Time Period

2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

Units

Area in square kilometres

Last Updated

October, 2022

Related Datasets

Year-wise All India level Forest Cover Estimates and Details of Sensor and Satellite used for Assessment

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

Trend in area under different types of forest

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

Forest Degradation: State-wise Change in Forest Cover from Very Dense, Moderately Dense, Open Forest, and Scrub Forest to Non-Forest, from 2011 to 2021

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2011 to 2021

Data Preview

yearstateparameterareaunitnote
2011All Indiaforest cover692027area in square kilometres
2013All Indiaforest cover697898area in square kilometres
2015All Indiaforest cover701495area in square kilometres
2017All Indiaforest cover708273area in square kilometres
2019All Indiaforest cover712249area in square kilometres

Metadata

NameNumber of Distinct ValuesNumber of Unique ValuesTypeCount
year60Number18
state10Text18
parameter30Text18
area1716Number18
unit10Text18
note00Unsupported0

Related Datasets

Year-wise All India level Forest Cover Estimates and Details of Sensor and Satellite used for Assessment

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

Trend in area under different types of forest

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

Forest Degradation: State-wise Change in Forest Cover from Very Dense, Moderately Dense, Open Forest, and Scrub Forest to Non-Forest, from 2011 to 2021

Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Time Period

2011 to 2021

Tags

FSI
forest cover
forest survey
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Citation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. National forest area, forest cover, and tree cover trend [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/1335