Indian forest cover at 21.23%: State of Forest Report 2013

Q.  As per the recently released India State of Forest Report-2013, what is the total forest cover in India?
- Published on 27 Aug 15

a. 39.12%
b. 41.53%
c. 14.54%
d. 21.23%

ANSWER: 21.23%
 
There is a net increase of 5871 square kilometers in the forest cover of the country as compared with India State of Forest Report – 2011. As per India State of Forest Report – 2013, the total forest cover in the country is 697,898 square kilometers which is 21.23% of the total geographical area of the country.

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