India's forest cover amounted to over 712 thousand square kilometers in 2019. There was an increasing trend in the area since 2000. Dense and open forests accounted for the largest share that year across the country.
Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000 square kilometers)
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Forest Survey of India, & MoEFCC (India). (December 30, 2019). Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, 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 2019 (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. December 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693530/india-forest-cover-estimates/
Forest Survey of India, MoEFCC (India). (2019). Area of forest cover in India from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. 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 2019 (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2019, 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 2019 (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693530/india-forest-cover-estimates/ (last visited May 18, 2022)