Over 58 thousand hectares of forest land was diverted for mining in India between financial years 2009 and 2023. Roads and irrigation ranked second and third in that time period, respectively. Among its states, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh accounted for the largest share forest conversion over the last decade in the country.
Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use
(in hectares)
Characteristic
Forest land area in hectares
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Lok Sabha. (August 5, 2023). Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
Lok Sabha. "Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares)." Chart. August 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
Lok Sabha. (2023). Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
Lok Sabha. "Diverted Forest Land for Non-forest Activity across India between Financial Year 2009 and 2023, by Use (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/
Lok Sabha, Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Diverted forest land for non-forest activity across India between financial year 2009 and 2023, by use (in hectares) [Graph], Lok Sabha, August 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455324/india-diverted-forest-land-by-non-forest-use/