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Table 3
Comparatively analysis of forest cover and tree cover of Jharkhand from 2001 to 2017
(Area in km 2
)
Year
2001
2003
2005
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
Forest cover
Very dense forest
11,787
9396
2595
2590
2590
2551
2601
2598
Moderate forest
9892
9873
9917
9586
9692
9684
Open forest
10,850
8518
10,235
10,205
10,470
10,450
11,231
11,231
Scrub
976
749
676
662
683
670
685
668
Non forest
56,101
55,123
56,316
56,096
56,054
55,444
55,507
55,491
Total of state’s geographic area
79,714
79,714
79,714
79,714
79,714
79,714
79,716
79,672
29.6%
29.6%
28.34%
28.7%
28.8%
29.61%
29.61%
29.61%
Tree cover
Of State’s geographic area
3.4%
6.29%
3.86%
3.8%
3.6%
3.29%
3.49%
3.49%
Forest and tree cover
Total forest and tree cover
25,331
27,728
25,671
25,926
25,891
26,102
26,261
26,475
Of state’s geographic area
31.8%
34.70%
32.20%
32.5%
32.4%
32.74%
32.9%
33.2%