In 2021, open forest area across India amounted to over 307 thousand square kilometers. This was a drastic increase from 2001. Total forest cover was recorded at more than 713 thousand square kilometers that year.
Open forest area in India from 2001 to 2021
(in 1,000 square kilometers)
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MoEFCC (India), & Forest Survey of India. (January 15, 2022). Open forest area in India from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/694386/india-open-forest-area/
MoEFCC (India), und Forest Survey of India. "Open forest area in India from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. January 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/694386/india-open-forest-area/
MoEFCC (India), Forest Survey of India. (2022). Open forest area in India from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/694386/india-open-forest-area/
MoEFCC (India), and Forest Survey of India. "Open Forest Area in India from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/694386/india-open-forest-area/
MoEFCC (India) & Forest Survey of India, Open forest area in India from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/694386/india-open-forest-area/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Open forest area in India from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph], MoEFCC (India), & Forest Survey of India, January 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/694386/india-open-forest-area/
