Forest Survey report 2021
It is published every two years, with the first survey being published in 1987. ISFR 2021 is the 17th edition published by the Forest Survey of India (FSI).The India State of Forest Report 2021 is used for the planning, formulation of policies for forest management as well as forestry and agro-forestry sectors.
Major Findings
- The total forest cover of the country is 7,13,789 sq km which is 21.71% of the geographical area of the country.
- The tree cover of the country is estimated as 95, 748 sq km which is 2.91% of the geographical area.
- the total Forest and Tree cover of the country is 8,09,537 sq km which is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country.
- The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover are
- Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km),
- Telangana (632 sq km),
- Odisha (537 sq km) K
- arnataka (155 sq km) and
- Jharkhand (110 sq km).
- Forest cover in the hill districts of the country is 2,83,104 sq km,
- which is 40.17% of the total geographical area of these districts.
- The current assessment shows a decrease of 902 sq km (0.32%) in 140 hill districts of the country.
- The total forest cover in the tribal districts is 4,22,296 sq km,
- which is 37.53% of the geographical area of these districts. The current assessment shows a decrease of 655 sq km of forest cover inside the Recorded Forest Area RFA/Green Wash(GW ) in the tribal districts and an increase of 600 sq km outside.
- Total forest cover in the North Eastern region is 1,69,521 sq km,
- which is 64.66% of its geographical area. The current assessment shows a decrease of forest cover to the extent of 1,020 sq km (0.60%) in the region.
- Total bamboo bearing area of the country is estimated as 1,49,442 sq km.
- There is a decrease of 10,594 sq km in bamboo bearing area as compared to the estimate of ISFR 2019.
- Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) represents the largest pool of carbon stock in forests, which has been estimated as 4,010.2 million tonnes. The SOC contributes 56% to the total forest carbon stock of the country.
