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Year-wise Estimated number of species: By taxonomic groups: 2012 to 2016

Dataset Overview

Data in table tells us about the year-wise estimated number of species by various taxonomic groups during 2012- 2016. Data specifies the number of world species and Indian species as found out in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Table also shows the percentage of species in India. Protista includes protozoa. Animalia includes Mesozoa, Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Nemertinea, Rotifera, Ga...

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Sectors

Environment and Forest

Update Frequency

Biennial

Granularity

Yearly

Time Saved

3 hours

Number of rows

129

Number of Columns

8

Sources

Statistical Year Book India 2018

Archive Link

Link 1

Time Period

2012, 2014, 2016

Units

world_species in Count

indian_species in Count

percentage_in_india in Percentage

Last Updated

January, 2024

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Time Period

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

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

Data Preview

yearanimal_familytaxonomy_groupworld_speciesindian_speciespercentage_in_indiaunitnote
2012AnimaliaPorifera456250010.96world_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaCnidaria9924104210.5world_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaCtenophora1001212world_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaPlatyhelminthes1750016509.43world_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaNemertineaworld_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaRotifera250033013.2world_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaGastrotricha30001003.333world_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaKinorhyncha1001010world_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaNematoda3004029029.66world_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage
2012AnimaliaNematomorphaworld_species in Count, indian_species in Count, percentage_in_india in Percentage

Metadata

NameNumber of Distinct ValuesNumber of Unique ValuesTypeCount
year30Number129
animal_family50Text129
taxonomy_group430Text129
world_species9273Number119
indian_species7152Number119
percentage_in_india10086Number119
unit10Text129
note00Unsupported0

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Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

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

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Tags

Indian Species
Plant Species
Animal Species
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Citation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Year-wise Estimated number of species: By taxonomic groups: 2012 to 2016 [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/804