Mangroves: Year-, State- and District-wise Mangrove Forest Cover in India, since 2001

The dataset contains year-, state- and district-wise historically compiled data on the total area of mangrove forest cover in india

Rows: 662
Columns: 8
Time period: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Last Updated: 05 October 2026

year	state	district_as_per_source	district_as_per_lgd	district_lgd_code	value	unit
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Bapatla	Bapatla	750	72.92	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Eluru	Eluru	748	0.02	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Kakinada	Kakinada	746	113.79	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Konaseema	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema	747	74.42	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Krishna	Krishna	510	148.45	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Prakasam	Prakasam	517	0.75	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Nellore	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore	515	8.66	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Srikakulam	Srikakulam	519	0.82	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati	Tirupati	752	1.29	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	520	0.31	value in square kilometers

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	11	662	The calendar year of the biennial mangrove cover assessment.
state	String	12	662	The Indian state for which the mangrove cover is reported.
district_as_per_source	String	74	662	Name of the district as recorded in the original source data.
district_as_per_lgd	String	73	639	Name of the district standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code	Int64	72	530	Unique numeric code identifying the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
value	Float64	221	662	Mangrove cover area for the district in the given year, measured in square kilometers.
unit	String	1	662	Unit of measurement for the mangrove cover value, expressed in square kilometers.
note	String	1	0	Optional remarks or clarifications accompanying the mangrove cover record.

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Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

The dataset contains year-, state- and district-wise historically compiled data on the total area of mangrove forest cover in india

Rows: 662
Columns: 8
Time period: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Last Updated: 05 October 2026

year	state	district_as_per_source	district_as_per_lgd	district_lgd_code	value	unit
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Bapatla	Bapatla	750	72.92	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Eluru	Eluru	748	0.02	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Kakinada	Kakinada	746	113.79	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Konaseema	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema	747	74.42	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Krishna	Krishna	510	148.45	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Prakasam	Prakasam	517	0.75	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Nellore	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore	515	8.66	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Srikakulam	Srikakulam	519	0.82	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati	Tirupati	752	1.29	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	520	0.31	value in square kilometers

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	11	662	The calendar year of the biennial mangrove cover assessment.
state	String	12	662	The Indian state for which the mangrove cover is reported.
district_as_per_source	String	74	662	Name of the district as recorded in the original source data.
district_as_per_lgd	String	73	639	Name of the district standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code	Int64	72	530	Unique numeric code identifying the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
value	Float64	221	662	Mangrove cover area for the district in the given year, measured in square kilometers.
unit	String	1	662	Unit of measurement for the mangrove cover value, expressed in square kilometers.
note	String	1	0	Optional remarks or clarifications accompanying the mangrove cover record.

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