<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The forest cover (in square kilometres) in 2017 in India by state and union territory as published by the Forest Survey of India . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State / UT </Th> <Th> Geographical Area </Th> <Th> Very dense </Th> <Th> Moderately dense </Th> <Th> Open forest </Th> <Th> Total forest area </Th> <Th>% of forested area </Th> <Th>% change since 2015 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> 162,968 </Td> <Td> 1,957 </Td> <Td> 14,051 </Td> <Td> 12,139 </Td> <Td> 28,147 </Td> <Td> 17.27% </Td> <Td> + 1.31% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 83,743 </Td> <Td> 20,721 </Td> <Td> 30,955 </Td> <Td> 15,288 </Td> <Td> 66,964 </Td> <Td> 79.96% </Td> <Td> - 0.23% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 78,438 </Td> <Td> 2,797 </Td> <Td> 10,192 </Td> <Td> 15,116 </Td> <Td> 28,105 </Td> <Td> 35.83% </Td> <Td> + 0.72% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> 94,163 </Td> <Td> 332 </Td> <Td> 3,260 </Td> <Td> 3,707 </Td> <Td> 7,299 </Td> <Td> 7.75% </Td> <Td> + 0.05% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 135,192 </Td> <Td> 7,064 </Td> <Td> 32,215 </Td> <Td> 16,268 </Td> <Td> 55,547 </Td> <Td> 41.09% </Td> <Td> - 0.01% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> 1,483 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 129 </Td> <Td> 192 </Td> <Td> 12.97% </Td> <Td> + 0.25% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Goa </Td> <Td> 3,702 </Td> <Td> 538 </Td> <Td> 576 </Td> <Td> 1,115 </Td> <Td> 2,229 </Td> <Td> 60.21% </Td> <Td> + 0.51% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gujarat </Td> <Td> 196,244 </Td> <Td> 378 </Td> <Td> 5,200 </Td> <Td> 9,179 </Td> <Td> 14,757 </Td> <Td> 7.52% </Td> <Td> + 0.02% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haryana </Td> <Td> 44,212 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 452 </Td> <Td> 1,108 </Td> <Td> 1,588 </Td> <Td> 3.59% </Td> <Td> + 0.02% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Himachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 55,673 </Td> <Td> 3,110 </Td> <Td> 6,705 </Td> <Td> 5,285 </Td> <Td> 15,100 </Td> <Td> 27.12% </Td> <Td> + 0.71% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jammu & Kashmir </Td> <Td> 222,236 </Td> <Td> 4,075 </Td> <Td> 8,579 </Td> <Td> 10,587 </Td> <Td> 23,241 </Td> <Td> 10.46% </Td> <Td> + 0.11% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> 79,716 </Td> <Td> 2,598 </Td> <Td> 9,686 </Td> <Td> 11,269 </Td> <Td> 23,553 </Td> <Td> 29.55% </Td> <Td> + 0.04% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 191,791 </Td> <Td> 4,502 </Td> <Td> 20,444 </Td> <Td> 12,604 </Td> <Td> 37,550 </Td> <Td> 19.58% </Td> <Td> + 0.57% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kerala </Td> <Td> 38,852 </Td> <Td> 1,663 </Td> <Td> 9,407 </Td> <Td> 8,251 </Td> <Td> 20,321 </Td> <Td> 52.30% </Td> <Td> + 2.68% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 308,252 </Td> <Td> 6,563 </Td> <Td> 34,571 </Td> <Td> 36,280 </Td> <Td> 77,414 </Td> <Td> 25.11% </Td> <Td> - 0.00% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 307,713 </Td> <Td> 8,736 </Td> <Td> 20,652 </Td> <Td> 21,294 </Td> <Td> 50,682 </Td> <Td> 16.47% </Td> <Td> - 0.01% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manipur </Td> <Td> 22,327 </Td> <Td> 908 </Td> <Td> 6,510 </Td> <Td> 9,928 </Td> <Td> 17,346 </Td> <Td> 77.69% </Td> <Td> + 1.18% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meghalaya </Td> <Td> 22,429 </Td> <Td> 453 </Td> <Td> 9,386 </Td> <Td> 7,307 </Td> <Td> 17,146 </Td> <Td> 76.76% </Td> <Td> - 0.52% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mizoram </Td> <Td> 21,081 </Td> <Td> 131 </Td> <Td> 5,861 </Td> <Td> 12,194 </Td> <Td> 18,186 </Td> <Td> 86.27% </Td> <Td> - 2.52% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nagaland </Td> <Td> 16,579 </Td> <Td> 1,279 </Td> <Td> 4,587 </Td> <Td> 6,623 </Td> <Td> 12,489 </Td> <Td> 75.33% </Td> <Td> - 2.71% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 155,707 </Td> <Td> 6,967 </Td> <Td> 21,370 </Td> <Td> 23,008 </Td> <Td> 51,345 </Td> <Td> 32.98% </Td> <Td> + 0.57% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punjab </Td> <Td> 50,362 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 806 </Td> <Td> 1,023 </Td> <Td> 1,837 </Td> <Td> 3.65% </Td> <Td> + 0.13% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> 342,239 </Td> <Td> 78 </Td> <Td> 4,340 </Td> <Td> 12,154 </Td> <Td> 16,572 </Td> <Td> 4.84% </Td> <Td> + 0.14% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sikkim </Td> <Td> 7,096 </Td> <Td> 1,081 </Td> <Td> 1,575 </Td> <Td> 688 </Td> <Td> 3,344 </Td> <Td> 47.13% </Td> <Td> - 0.13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 130,060 </Td> <Td> 3,672 </Td> <Td> 10,979 </Td> <Td> 11,630 </Td> <Td> 26,281 </Td> <Td> 20.21% </Td> <Td> + 0.06% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 112,077 </Td> <Td> 1,596 </Td> <Td> 8,738 </Td> <Td> 10,085 </Td> <Td> 20,419 </Td> <Td> 18.22% </Td> <Td> + 0.50% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tripura </Td> <Td> 10,486 </Td> <Td> 656 </Td> <Td> 5,246 </Td> <Td> 1,824 </Td> <Td> 7,726 </Td> <Td> 73.68% </Td> <Td> - 1.56% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 240,928 </Td> <Td> 2,617 </Td> <Td> 4,069 </Td> <Td> 7,993 </Td> <Td> 14,679 </Td> <Td> 6.09% </Td> <Td> + 0.12% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> <Td> 53,483 </Td> <Td> 4,969 </Td> <Td> 12,884 </Td> <Td> 6,442 </Td> <Td> 24,295 </Td> <Td> 45.43% </Td> <Td> + 0.04% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 88,752 </Td> <Td> 2,994 </Td> <Td> 4,147 </Td> <Td> 9,706 </Td> <Td> 16,847 </Td> <Td> 18.98% </Td> <Td> + 0.02% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andaman & Nicobar Islands </Td> <Td> 8,249 </Td> <Td> 5,678 </Td> <Td> 684 </Td> <Td> 380 </Td> <Td> 6,742 </Td> <Td> 81.73% </Td> <Td> - 0.11% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> <Td> 114 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 18.91% </Td> <Td> - 0.09% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dadra & Nagar Haveli </Td> <Td> 491 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 127 </Td> <Td> 207 </Td> <Td> 42.16% </Td> <Td> + 0.20% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daman & Diu </Td> <Td> 111 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 18.46% </Td> <Td> + 0.79% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lakshadweep </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 90.33% </Td> <Td> 0.13% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puducherry </Td> <Td> 490 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 10.95% </Td> <Td> - 0.67% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> 3,287,469 </Th> <Th> 98,158 </Th> <Th> 308,318 </Th> <Th> 301,797 </Th> <Th> 708,273 </Th> <Th> 21.54% </Th> <Th> + 0.21% </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State / UT </Th> <Th> Geographical Area </Th> <Th> Very dense </Th> <Th> Moderately dense </Th> <Th> Open forest </Th> <Th> Total forest area </Th> <Th>% of forested area </Th> <Th>% change since 2015 </Th> </Tr>

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