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

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

Rows: 1354
Columns: 9
Time period: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Last Updated: 06 October 2026

year	state	district_as_per_source	district_as_per_lgd	district_lgd_code	mangrove_forest_type	value	unit
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	520	Very Dense	0	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	520	Moderately Dense	0	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	520	Open	0.31	value in square kilometers
2023	Tamil Nadu	Villupuram	Viluppuram	596	Very Dense	0	value in square kilometers
2023	Tamil Nadu	Villupuram	Viluppuram	596	Moderately Dense	0.03	value in square kilometers
2023	Tamil Nadu	Villupuram	Viluppuram	596	Open	0.19	value in square kilometers
2023	Gujarat	Valsad	Valsad	462	Very Dense	0	value in square kilometers
2023	Gujarat	Valsad	Valsad	462	Moderately Dense	0.28	value in square kilometers
2023	Gujarat	Valsad	Valsad	462	Open	6.01	value in square kilometers
2023	Gujarat	Vadodara	Vadodara	461	Very Dense	0	value in square kilometers

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	11	1354	The calendar year of the mangrove cover assessment.
state	String	13	1354	The Indian state for which the mangrove cover is reported.
district_as_per_source	String	77	1354	The district name as recorded in the original source data.
district_as_per_lgd	String	73	1293	The district name standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code	Int64	71	984	The unique district identifier code assigned by the Local Government Directory (LGD).
mangrove_forest_type	String	3	1354	The density classification of the mangrove forest, such as very dense, moderately dense, or open.
value	Float64	391	1354	The measured mangrove cover area in square kilometers for the given state, district, and forest type.
unit	String	1	1354	The unit of measurement for the mangrove cover value, expressed in square kilometers.
note	String	1	0	Optional remarks or annotations associated with the data record.

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

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

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

Rows: 1354
Columns: 9
Time period: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Last Updated: 06 October 2026

year	state	district_as_per_source	district_as_per_lgd	district_lgd_code	mangrove_forest_type	value	unit
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	520	Very Dense	0	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	520	Moderately Dense	0	value in square kilometers
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	520	Open	0.31	value in square kilometers
2023	Tamil Nadu	Villupuram	Viluppuram	596	Very Dense	0	value in square kilometers
2023	Tamil Nadu	Villupuram	Viluppuram	596	Moderately Dense	0.03	value in square kilometers
2023	Tamil Nadu	Villupuram	Viluppuram	596	Open	0.19	value in square kilometers
2023	Gujarat	Valsad	Valsad	462	Very Dense	0	value in square kilometers
2023	Gujarat	Valsad	Valsad	462	Moderately Dense	0.28	value in square kilometers
2023	Gujarat	Valsad	Valsad	462	Open	6.01	value in square kilometers
2023	Gujarat	Vadodara	Vadodara	461	Very Dense	0	value in square kilometers

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	11	1354	The calendar year of the mangrove cover assessment.
state	String	13	1354	The Indian state for which the mangrove cover is reported.
district_as_per_source	String	77	1354	The district name as recorded in the original source data.
district_as_per_lgd	String	73	1293	The district name standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code	Int64	71	984	The unique district identifier code assigned by the Local Government Directory (LGD).
mangrove_forest_type	String	3	1354	The density classification of the mangrove forest, such as very dense, moderately dense, or open.
value	Float64	391	1354	The measured mangrove cover area in square kilometers for the given state, district, and forest type.
unit	String	1	1354	The unit of measurement for the mangrove cover value, expressed in square kilometers.
note	String	1	0	Optional remarks or annotations associated with the data record.

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