Area of forest cover in India 2000-2023
India's forest cover amounted to over 715 thousand square kilometers in 2023. Dense and open forests accounted for the largest share that year across the country.
Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 square kilometers)
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Forest Survey of India, & MoEFCC (India). (November 23, 2024). Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/693530/india-forest-cover-estimates/
Forest Survey of India, und MoEFCC (India). "Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. November 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693530/india-forest-cover-estimates/
Forest Survey of India, MoEFCC (India). (2024). Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693530/india-forest-cover-estimates/
Forest Survey of India, and MoEFCC (India). "Area of Forest Cover in India from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693530/india-forest-cover-estimates/
Forest Survey of India & MoEFCC (India), Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693530/india-forest-cover-estimates/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph], Forest Survey of India, & MoEFCC (India), November 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/693530/india-forest-cover-estimates/