Year, State and Category-wise Area under Wastelands during 2015-16 vis-a vis 2008-09
Data in table tells us about the year-wise and category-wise wastelands in India. Categories mentioned in the table are- Gullied/Ravenous land, Land with/without dense open scrub, Water logged/ Marshy land, Saline/Alkaline area, Shifting cultivation area, Deg. Notified forest land, Deg. pastures/grazing land, Deg. land under plantation crop, Sands- Inland coastal, Mining/ Industrial wastelands, Barren rocky area, Steep sloping area, Snow/glacial area and the total wastelands. The data recorded is from all States and Union territories of India for year 2000 and 2010.
Note: Un-surveyed area of 120849 Sq. Kms. of Jammu & Kashmir not included.
Year, State and Category-wise Area under Wastelands during 2015-16 vis-a vis 2008-09
Data in table tells us about the year-wise and category-wise wastelands in India. Categories mentioned in the table are- Gullied/Ravenous land, Land with/without dense open scrub, Water logged/ Marshy land, Saline/Alkaline area, Shifting cultivation area, Deg. Notified forest land, Deg. pastures/grazing land, Deg. land under plantation crop, Sands- Inland coastal, Mining/ Industrial wastelands, Barren rocky area, Steep sloping area, Snow/glacial area and the total wastelands. The data recorded is from all States and Union territories of India for year 2000 and 2010.
Note: Un-surveyed area of 120849 Sq. Kms. of Jammu & Kashmir not included.
This dataset contains the spatial changes of different wastelands categories across states that happened between 2008-09 and 2015-16 for the country as per satellite information. There are over 23 categories of wastelands covered in the dataset like shifting cultivation
The fiscal year (formatted as YYYY-YY) to which the wasteland area statistics pertain.
region
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32
1536
The Indian state or union territory for which the wasteland area figures are reported.
category
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24
1536
The wasteland classification identified from satellite data, such as gullied land, scrub land, or waterlogged and marshy land.
area
Float64
807
919
The spatial extent of the specified wasteland category within the state for the given fiscal year, expressed in square kilometers.
unit
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1
1536
The unit of measurement applied to the area values, which is square kilometers.
note
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1
0
Supplementary remarks or clarifying information associated with the record, if any.
Citation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. (2026). Year, State and Category-wise Area under Wastelands during 2015-16 vis-a vis 2008-09 [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/802
