{ "meta": { "dossier": "states-hbs", "frequency": "annual", "base": "as published", "source": "Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (via DBIE)", "vintage": "2026-10-09", "mock": false, "geo": "IND", "releaseDate": null, "latestPeriod": "2023-03", "unit": "sq_km", "periodKind": "asOn", "sparse": false, "hbs": { "table": "99", "report": "1647", "section": "ENVIRONMENT", "title": "State-wise Forest Cover", "duplicates": [] }, "coverage": "State-wise Forest Cover: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, Table 99", "note": "DBIE report 1647, data provider \"Main\". Values exactly as DBIE serves them; each series carries its unit (scripts/lib/products/states.mjs HBS_UNITS, read from the table's unit column and divisor); DBIE's unit column says: Square Kilometre. Periods: as on the date served. Dimensions: none; measures: value. Jammu & Kashmir to 2018-19 (with Ladakh) and from 2019-20 (the UT) are separate series; 2019-20 straddles the change of 31 October 2019." }, "dates": [ "1987-03-01", "1988-03-01", "1989-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1991-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1993-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1995-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1997-03-01", "1998-03-01", "1999-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2001-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2003-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2005-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2007-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2009-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2011-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2013-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2015-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2017-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2019-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2021-03-01", "2022-03-01", "2023-03-01" ], "series": { "assam": { "name": "assam", "label": "Assam: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 25160, null, 24832, null, 24751, null, 24508, null, 24061, null, 23824, null, 23688, null, 27714, null, 27826, null, 27758, null, 27692, null, 27692, null, 27673, null, 27565, null, 27538, null, 28105, null, 28327, null, 28325, null, 28314 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "meghalaya": { "name": "meghalaya", "label": "Meghalaya: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 16466, null, 15645, null, 15875, null, 15769, null, 15714, null, 15657, null, 15633, null, 15584, null, 16839, null, 17205, null, 17321, null, 17321, null, 17275, null, 17241, null, 17262, null, 17146, null, 17119, null, 16997, null, 16967 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "mizoram": { "name": "mizoram", "label": "Mizoram: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 19084, null, 18170, null, 18853, null, 18697, null, 18576, null, 18775, null, 18338, null, 17494, null, 18430, null, 18600, null, 19240, null, 19183, null, 19117, null, 18978, null, 18717, null, 18186, null, 18006, null, 17749, null, 17990 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "bihar": { "name": "bihar", "label": "Bihar: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 28482, null, 26668, null, 26668, null, 26587, null, 26561, null, 4832, null, 4830, null, 5720, null, 5558, null, 6807, null, 6804, null, 6804, null, 6845, null, 7284, null, 7254, null, 7299, null, 7306, null, 7403, null, 7532 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "jharkhand": { "name": "jharkhand", "label": "Jharkhand: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, 21692, null, 21644, null, 22637, null, 22716, null, 22722, null, 22894, null, 22894, null, 22977, null, 23815, null, 23524, null, 23553, null, 23611, null, 23707, null, 23766 ], "gaps": [ "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "arunachal_pradesh": { "name": "arunachal_pradesh", "label": "Arunachal Pradesh: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 64132, null, 69002, null, 68757, null, 68661, null, 68621, null, 68602, null, 68847, null, 68045, null, 68019, null, 67472, null, 67353, null, 67484, null, 67410, null, 66966, null, 67154, null, 66964, null, 66688, null, 65973, null, 65882 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "west_bengal": { "name": "west_bengal", "label": "West Bengal: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 8432, null, 8015, null, 8015, null, 8186, null, 8276, null, 8349, null, 8362, null, 10693, null, 12343, null, 12970, null, 12994, null, 12994, null, 12995, null, 17102, null, 16826, null, 16847, null, 16902, null, 16782, null, 16832 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "nagaland": { "name": "nagaland", "label": "Nagaland: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 14394, null, 14399, null, 14321, null, 14348, null, 14291, null, 14221, null, 14164, null, 13345, null, 13609, null, 13665, null, 13464, null, 13464, null, 13318, null, 13017, null, 12939, null, 12489, null, 12486, null, 12274, null, 12222 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "manipur": { "name": "manipur", "label": "Manipur: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 17475, null, 17685, null, 17685, null, 17621, null, 17558, null, 17418, null, 17384, null, 16926, null, 17219, null, 16952, null, 17280, null, 17280, null, 17090, null, 16961, null, 17083, null, 17346, null, 16847, null, 16640, null, 16585 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "sikkim": { "name": "sikkim", "label": "Sikkim: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 2756, null, 3041, null, 3041, null, 3119, null, 3127, null, 3129, null, 3118, null, 3193, null, 3262, null, 3357, null, 3357, null, 3359, null, 3359, null, 3358, null, 3353, null, 3344, null, 3342, null, 3353, null, 3358 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "tripura": { "name": "tripura", "label": "Tripura: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 5953, null, 5535, null, 5535, null, 5538, null, 5538, null, 5546, null, 5745, null, 7065, null, 8093, null, 8173, null, 8073, null, 7985, null, 7977, null, 7949, null, 7890, null, 7726, null, 7726, null, 7680, null, 7585 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "andaman_and_nicobar_islands": { "name": "andaman_and_nicobar_islands", "label": "Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 7601, null, 7622, null, 7622, null, 7624, null, 7615, null, 7613, null, 7606, null, 6930, null, 6964, null, 6663, null, 6662, null, 6662, null, 6724, null, 6711, null, 6751, null, 6742, null, 6743, null, 6737, null, 6733 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "uttar_pradesh": { "name": "uttar_pradesh", "label": "Uttar Pradesh: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 31226, null, 33627, null, 33609, null, 33961, null, 33986, null, 10751, null, 10756, null, 13746, null, 14118, null, 14346, null, 14341, null, 14341, null, 14338, null, 14360, null, 14401, null, 14679, null, 14806, null, 14927, null, 15046 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "delhi": { "name": "delhi", "label": "Delhi: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 15, null, 22, null, 22, null, 22, null, 26, null, 26, null, 88, null, 111, null, 170, null, 177, null, 177, null, 177, null, 176, null, 180, null, 189, null, 192, null, 195, null, 195, null, 195 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "punjab": { "name": "punjab", "label": "Punjab: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 943, null, 1338, null, 1343, null, 1343, null, 1342, null, 1387, null, 1412, null, 2432, null, 1580, null, 1660, null, 1664, null, 1664, null, 1764, null, 1791, null, 1771, null, 1837, null, 1849, null, 1847, null, 1846 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "haryana": { "name": "haryana", "label": "Haryana: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 513, null, 513, null, 513, null, 513, null, 603, null, 604, null, 964, null, 1754, null, 1517, null, 1604, null, 1594, null, 1594, null, 1608, null, 1583, null, 1580, null, 1588, null, 1602, null, 1628, null, 1614 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "chandigarh": { "name": "chandigarh", "label": "Chandigarh: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 2, null, 5, null, 5, null, 5, null, 7, null, 7, null, 7, null, 9, null, 15, null, 17, null, 17, null, 17, null, 17, null, 17, null, 22, null, 22, null, 22, null, 24, null, 25 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "jammu_and_kashmir_state": { "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_state", "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (state, with Ladakh, to 2018-19): Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 20905, null, 20499, null, 20499, null, 20443, null, 20433, null, 20440, null, 20441, null, 21237, null, 21267, null, 22689, null, 22686, null, 22537, null, 22539, null, 20948, null, 22988, null, 23241, null, 23612, null, null, null, null ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "himachal_pradesh": { "name": "himachal_pradesh", "label": "Himachal Pradesh: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 12480, null, 12480, null, 12480, null, 12502, null, 12501, null, 12521, null, 13082, null, 14360, null, 14353, null, 14666, null, 14668, null, 14668, null, 14679, null, 14683, null, 14707, null, 15100, null, 15434, null, 15526, null, 15580 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "rajasthan": { "name": "rajasthan", "label": "Rajasthan: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 12758, null, 12884, null, 12889, null, 13099, null, 13280, null, 13353, null, 13871, null, 16367, null, 15826, null, 16012, null, 16036, null, 16036, null, 16087, null, 16086, null, 16106, null, 16572, null, 16630, null, 16632, null, 16548 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "gujarat": { "name": "gujarat", "label": "Gujarat: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 11991, null, 11921, null, 11907, null, 12044, null, 12320, null, 12578, null, 12965, null, 15152, null, 14946, null, 14604, null, 14620, null, 14620, null, 14619, null, 14508, null, 14710, null, 14757, null, 14857, null, 14837, null, 15017 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "maharashtra": { "name": "maharashtra", "label": "Maharashtra: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 45616, null, 44044, null, 44044, null, 43859, null, 43843, null, 46143, null, 46672, null, 47482, null, 46865, null, 50661, null, 50650, null, 50650, null, 50646, null, 50632, null, 50699, null, 50682, null, 50778, null, 50913, null, 50859 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "daman_and_diu": { "name": "daman_and_diu", "label": "Daman & Diu: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, 3, null, 3, null, null, null, 6, null, 8, null, 6, null, 6, null, 6, null, 6, null, null, null, 20, null, 20, null, 20, null, null, null, null ], "gaps": [ "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "1999-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2013-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "goa": { "name": "goa", "label": "Goa: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 1240, null, 1255, null, 1255, null, 1250, null, 1247, null, 1252, null, 1251, null, 2095, null, 2156, null, 2156, null, 2151, null, 2212, null, 2219, null, 2219, null, 2210, null, 2229, null, 2237, null, 2267, null, 2266 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "dadra_and_nagar_haveli": { "name": "dadra_and_nagar_haveli", "label": "Dadra & Nagar Haveli: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 238, null, 206, null, 206, null, 206, null, 204, null, 204, null, 202, null, 219, null, 225, null, 216, null, 211, null, 211, null, 211, null, 220, null, 206, null, 207, null, 207, null, 226, null, 226 ], "gaps": [ "1988-03-01", "1990-03-01", "1992-03-01", "1994-03-01", "1996-03-01", "1998-03-01", "2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "madhya_pradesh": { "name": "madhya_pradesh", "label": "Madhya Pradesh: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 130099, null, 135541, null, 135541, null, 135396, null, 135164, null, 74760, null, 75137, null, 77265, null, 76429, null, 77739, null, 77700, null, 77700, null, 77700, null, 77522, null, 77426, null, 77414, null, 77482, null, 77445, null, 77073 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"2000-03-01", "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "lakshadweep": { "name": "lakshadweep", "label": "Lakshadweep: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, 27, null, 23, null, 26, null, 26, null, 26, null, 27, null, 27, null, 27, null, 27, null, 27, null, 27, null, 27 ], "gaps": [ "2002-03-01", "2004-03-01", "2006-03-01", "2008-03-01", "2010-03-01", "2012-03-01", "2014-03-01", "2016-03-01", "2018-03-01", "2020-03-01", "2022-03-01" ], "gapsNote": "Not in the Handbook table for these years." }, "tamil_nadu": { "name": "tamil_nadu", "label": "Tamil Nadu: Forest Cover", "unit": "sq_km", "group": "Environment", "data": [ 17472, null, 16992, null, 16992, null, 17005, null, 17045, null, 17064, null, 17078, 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