Wetlands: Year- and River-basin-wise Decadal Change in Number and Area of Wetlands
The dataset contains year- and river-basin-wise all india compiled data on the number and area of wetlands during the years 2006-07 and 2017-18, along with decadal change in the number and area of wetlands and the number and area of disappeared and newly identified wetlands during the same period. The different types of river basins covered in the dataset include Indus, Ganga, Luni, Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Rivers between Krishna and Cauvery, Mahanadi, West South Coast Rivers, Rivers between Mahanadi and Godavari, Brahmini, Baitrani, Subarnarekha, Brahmaputra, Barak and Others
Wetlands: Year- and River-basin-wise Decadal Change in Number and Area of Wetlands
The dataset contains year- and river-basin-wise all india compiled data on the number and area of wetlands during the years 2006-07 and 2017-18, along with decadal change in the number and area of wetlands and the number and area of disappeared and newly identified wetlands during the same period. The different types of river basins covered in the dataset include Indus, Ganga, Luni, Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Rivers between Krishna and Cauvery, Mahanadi, West South Coast Rivers, Rivers between Mahanadi and Godavari, Brahmini, Baitrani, Subarnarekha, Brahmaputra, Barak and Others
Rows: 228
Columns: 6
Time period: 2006-07, 2017-18
Last Updated: 19 October 2023
Data preview
year
river_basin
category
value
unit
note
2017-18
Indus
Total Number of Wetlands
3003
value in absolute number
2017-18
Indus
Total Area of Wetlands
555631
value in hectares
2017-18
Indus
Percentage Area of Wetlands
3.48
value in percentage
2006-07
Indus
Total Number of Wetlands
2995
value in absolute number
2006-07
Indus
Total Area of Wetlands
553106
value in hectares
2006-07
Indus
Percentage Area of Wetlands
3.61
value in percentage
2017-18
Indus
Decadal Change in the Number of Wetlands
8
value in absolute number
2017-18
Indus
Decadal Change in the Area of Wetlands
2525
value in hectares
2017-18
Indus
Total Number of Disappeared Wetlands in the Last Decade
124
value in absolute number
2017-18
Indus
Total Area of Disappeared Wetlands in the Last Decade
The reporting period (financial year) for which the wetland statistics were recorded.
river_basin
String
19
228
The river basin in India for which wetland statistics are reported.
category
String
9
228
The wetland metric being reported, such as total number of wetlands, total area of wetlands, or percentage area of wetlands.
value
Float64
221
228
The measured wetland statistic corresponding to the category, expressed in the unit indicated for that record.
unit
String
3
228
The unit of measurement for the reported wetland value, such as absolute number, hectares, or percentage.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or clarifications associated with the wetland data record.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). Wetlands: Year- and River-basin-wise Decadal Change in Number and Area of Wetlands [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19358