Year-wise All India level Forest Cover Estimates and Details of Sensor and Satellite used for Assessment
The dataset gives the total forest cover in the country at the national level. It also contains details of the sensor and satellite used for the assessment and when the assessment was carried out.
Notes:
1. data_period column is when the assessment was carried out
2. year column represents when the report was published
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Dataset - Year-wise All India level Forest Cover Estimates and Details of Sensor and Satellite used for Assessment
Year-wise All India level Forest Cover Estimates and Details of Sensor and Satellite used for Assessment
The dataset gives the total forest cover in the country at the national level. It also contains details of the sensor and satellite used for the assessment and when the assessment was carried out.
Notes:
1. data_period column is when the assessment was carried out
2. year column represents when the report was published
The two-year assessment period (e.g., 2021-22) to which the forest cover measurement pertains.
year
Int64
18
18
The calendar year of the forest cover assessment, corresponding to the closing year of the survey period.
cycle
String
18
18
The ordinal edition of the forest cover assessment cycle (e.g., Eighteenth) under which the record was produced.
satellite_and_sensor
String
9
18
The remote-sensing satellite and onboard sensor used to capture the imagery for the forest cover mapping.
forest_cover
Int64
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18
The total area classified as forest cover for the given assessment period, measured in square kilometers.
unit
String
1
18
The unit of measurement applied to the forest cover area values.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or footnotes providing additional context about the forest cover assessment record.
Citation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. (2026). Year-wise All India level Forest Cover Estimates and Details of Sensor and Satellite used for Assessment [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/20878
