TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for India

Deforestation data for India , 1990-2005. India 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 67,701,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 22.8
Other wooded land (hectares): 4,110,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 815,000
Total land area (hectares): 328,726,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 63,939,000 67,554,000 67,701,000 362000 0.6 29000 n.s. 3,762,000 5.88
Other wooded land 5894000 4732000 4110000 -116,200 -1.97 -124,400 -2.63 -1,784,000 -30.27 33.35
Primary forests - - 0
Plantations 1,954,000 2,805,000 3,226,000 85,100 4.36 84,200 3 1272000 65.1 -31.1




Chart: Forest cover in India, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in India, 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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