<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The forest cover (in square kilometres) in 2015 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 2013 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> 160,204 </Td> <Td> 375 </Td> <Td> 13,093 </Td> <Td> 10,956 </Td> <Td> 24,424 </Td> <Td> 15.25% </Td> <Td> + 0.27% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 83,743 </Td> <Td> 20,804 </Td> <Td> 31,301 </Td> <Td> 15,143 </Td> <Td> 67,248 </Td> <Td> 80.30% </Td> <Td> - 0.11% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 78,438 </Td> <Td> 1,441 </Td> <Td> 11,268 </Td> <Td> 14,914 </Td> <Td> 27,623 </Td> <Td> 35.22% </Td> <Td> - 0.17% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> 94,163 </Td> <Td> 248 </Td> <Td> 3,376 </Td> <Td> 3,664 </Td> <Td> 7,288 </Td> <Td> 7.74% </Td> <Td> - 0.04% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 135,191 </Td> <Td> 4,152 </Td> <Td> 34,846 </Td> <Td> 16,588 </Td> <Td> 55,586 </Td> <Td> 41.12% </Td> <Td> - 0.06% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> 1,483 </Td> <Td> 6.94 </Td> <Td> 57.15 </Td> <Td> 124.68 </Td> <Td> 188.77 </Td> <Td> 12.73% </Td> <Td> + 4.75% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Goa </Td> <Td> 3,702 </Td> <Td> 542 </Td> <Td> 580 </Td> <Td> 1,102 </Td> <Td> 2,224 </Td> <Td> 60.08% </Td> <Td> + 0.22% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gujarat </Td> <Td> 196,022 </Td> <Td> 376 </Td> <Td> 5,220 </Td> <Td> 9,064 </Td> <Td> 14,660 </Td> <Td> 7.48% </Td> <Td> + 0.05% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haryana </Td> <Td> 44,212 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 452 </Td> <Td> 1,105 </Td> <Td> 1,584 </Td> <Td> 3.58% </Td> <Td> - 0.13% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Himachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 55,673 </Td> <Td> 3,224 </Td> <Td> 6,381 </Td> <Td> 5,091 </Td> <Td> 14,696 </Td> <Td> 26.40% </Td> <Td> + 0.09% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jammu & Kashmir </Td> <Td> 222,236 </Td> <Td> 4,061 </Td> <Td> 8,815 </Td> <Td> 10,112 </Td> <Td> 22,988 </Td> <Td> 10.34% </Td> <Td> + 1.96% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> 79,714 </Td> <Td> 2,588 </Td> <Td> 9,663 </Td> <Td> 11,227 </Td> <Td> 23,478 </Td> <Td> 29.45% </Td> <Td> + 0.02% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 191,791 </Td> <Td> 1,781 </Td> <Td> 20,063 </Td> <Td> 14,577 </Td> <Td> 36,421 </Td> <Td> 18.99% </Td> <Td> + 0.79% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kerala </Td> <Td> 38,863 </Td> <Td> 1,523 </Td> <Td> 9,301 </Td> <Td> 8,415 </Td> <Td> 19,239 </Td> <Td> 49.50% </Td> <Td> + 6.85% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 308,245 </Td> <Td> 6,629 </Td> <Td> 34,902 </Td> <Td> 35,931 </Td> <Td> 77,462 </Td> <Td> 25.13% </Td> <Td> - 0.08% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 307,713 </Td> <Td> 8,712 </Td> <Td> 20,747 </Td> <Td> 21,169 </Td> <Td> 50,628 </Td> <Td> 16.45% </Td> <Td> - 0.01% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manipur </Td> <Td> 22,327 </Td> <Td> 727 </Td> <Td> 5,925 </Td> <Td> 10,342 </Td> <Td> 16,994 </Td> <Td> 76.11% </Td> <Td> + 0.02% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meghalaya </Td> <Td> 22,429 </Td> <Td> 449 </Td> <Td> 9,584 </Td> <Td> 7,184 </Td> <Td> 17,217 </Td> <Td> 76.76% </Td> <Td> - 0.41% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mizoram </Td> <Td> 21,081 </Td> <Td> 138 </Td> <Td> 5,858 </Td> <Td> 12,752 </Td> <Td> 18,748 </Td> <Td> 88.93% </Td> <Td> - 1.63% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nagaland </Td> <Td> 16,579 </Td> <Td> 1,296 </Td> <Td> 4,695 </Td> <Td> 6,975 </Td> <Td> 12,966 </Td> <Td> 78.21% </Td> <Td> - 0.60% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 155,707 </Td> <Td> 7,023 </Td> <Td> 21,470 </Td> <Td> 21,861 </Td> <Td> 50,354 </Td> <Td> 32.34% </Td> <Td> + 0.01% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punjab </Td> <Td> 50,362 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 735 </Td> <Td> 1,036 </Td> <Td> 1,771 </Td> <Td> 3.52% </Td> <Td> - 0.06% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> 342,239 </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 4,426 </Td> <Td> 11,669 </Td> <Td> 16,171 </Td> <Td> 4.73% </Td> <Td> + 0.53% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sikkim </Td> <Td> 7,096 </Td> <Td> 500 </Td> <Td> 2,160 </Td> <Td> 697 </Td> <Td> 3,357 </Td> <Td> 47.31% </Td> <Td> - 0.03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 130,058 </Td> <Td> 2,993 </Td> <Td> 10,469 </Td> <Td> 12,883 </Td> <Td> 26,345 </Td> <Td> 20.26% </Td> <Td> + 9.49% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 114,865 </Td> <Td> 513 </Td> <Td> 12,712 </Td> <Td> 8,366 </Td> <Td> 21,591 </Td> <Td> 18.80% </Td> <Td> - 0.78% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tripura </Td> <Td> 10,486 </Td> <Td> 113 </Td> <Td> 4,609 </Td> <Td> 3,089 </Td> <Td> 7,811 </Td> <Td> 74.49% </Td> <Td> - 0.70% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 240,928 </Td> <Td> 2,195 </Td> <Td> 4,060 </Td> <Td> 8,206 </Td> <Td> 14,461 </Td> <Td> 6.00% </Td> <Td> + 0.77% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> <Td> 53,483 </Td> <Td> 4,754 </Td> <Td> 13,602 </Td> <Td> 5,884 </Td> <Td> 24,240 </Td> <Td> 45.32% </Td> <Td> - 1.11% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 88,752 </Td> <Td> 2,948 </Td> <Td> 4,172 </Td> <Td> 9,708 </Td> <Td> 16,828 </Td> <Td> 18.96% </Td> <Td> + 0.14% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andaman & Nicobar Islands </Td> <Td> 8,249 </Td> <Td> 5,686 </Td> <Td> 685 </Td> <Td> 380 </Td> <Td> 6,751 </Td> <Td> 81.84% </Td> <Td> + 0.59% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> <Td> 114 </Td> <Td> 1.36 </Td> <Td> 14.09 </Td> <Td> 6.58 </Td> <Td> 22.03 </Td> <Td> 19.32% </Td> <Td> + 21.65% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dadra & Nagar Haveli </Td> <Td> 491 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 126 </Td> <Td> 206 </Td> <Td> 41.96% </Td> <Td> - 3.40% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daman & Diu </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> 5.82 </Td> <Td> 12.39 </Td> <Td> 19.61 </Td> <Td> 17.51% </Td> <Td> + 52.73% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lakshadweep </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 17.22 </Td> <Td> 9.84 </Td> <Td> 27.06 </Td> <Td> 84.56% </Td> <Td> 0.00% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puducherry </Td> <Td> 480 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 29.68 </Td> <Td> 25.70 </Td> <Td> 55.38 </Td> <Td> 11.54% </Td> <Td> + 9.61% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> 3,287,263 </Th> <Th> 85,904 </Th> <Th> 315,374 </Th> <Th> 300,395 </Th> <Th> 701,673 </Th> <Th> 21.34% </Th> <Th> + 0.54% </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 2013 </Th> </Tr>

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