Dataset Overview

The dataset contains year- and state-wise historically compiled data on the total area of different types such as very dense, moderately dense and open mangrove forests in india

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Sectors

Environment and Forest

Update Frequency

As and when

Granularity

Biennial, State

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of rows

248

Number of Columns

Sources

MoSPI: EnviStats India 2022 Vol:II Environment Accounts

Time Period

2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

Units

value in square kilometers

Data Preview

year	state	mangrove_forest_type	value	unit
2021	Odisha	Very Dense	81	value in square kilometers
2021	Tamil Nadu	Very Dense	1	value in square kilometers
2021	West Bengal	Very Dense	994	value in square kilometers
2021	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Very Dense	399	value in square kilometers
2021	All India	Very Dense	1475	value in square kilometers
2021	Andhra Pradesh	Moderately Dense	213	value in square kilometers
2021	Goa	Moderately Dense	21	value in square kilometers
2021	Gujarat	Moderately Dense	169	value in square kilometers
2021	Karnataka	Moderately Dense	2	value in square kilometers
2021	Kerala	Moderately Dense	5	value in square kilometers

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	9	0	Number	248
state	13	0	Text	248
mangrove_forest_type	3	0	Text	248
value	139	100	Number	248
unit	1	0	Text	248
note	0	0	Unsupported	0

Citation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Mangroves: Year- and State-wise Types and Area of Mangrove Forest Cover in India, since 2003 [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19361

Mangroves: Year- and State-wise Types and Area of Mangrove Forest Cover in India, since 2003