Question
Download Solution PDFWhat is the percentage of forest area in total geographical area of India?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe Correct answer is 21.7%
Key Points
- The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the India State of Forest Report-2021.
- The Total Forest and Tree cover is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country.
- The Total Forest cover is 7,13,789 sq km which is 21.71% of the geographical area of the country.
- The Tree cover is 2.91% of the geographical area of the country.
- The forest and tree cover in the country continues to increase with an additional cover of 1,540 square kilometres over the past two years.
- The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover:
Andhra Pradesh>Telangana>Odisha>Karnataka>Jharkhand. - The term 'forest area' denotes the legal status of the land as per the government records, whereas the term 'forest cover' indicates presence of trees over any land.
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