FORESTS COVER OF PUNJAB 2021

 FOREST SURVEY OF INDIA 2021

The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021

The ISFR is the 17th biennial Report of India's Forests by the Forest Survey of India under the Ministry of Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

PUNJAB

Total area of PUNJAB : 50362 km square

Geographical Location  : 29°33' north to 32°32' North

                                      : 73°53' East to 76°56' East

Average Population Density 551 per square km

FORESTS COVER OF PUNJAB 2021

CLASS	AREA	% OF GA
VDF	11	0.02
MDF	793	1.58
OF	1043	2.07
TOTAL	1847	3.67
SCRUB	34	0.07

 

FOREST COVER OF PUNJAB 2019

CLASS	AREA
VDF	11
MDF	793
OF	1043
TOTAL	1847
SCRUB	34

VDF : VERY DENSE FOREST

MDF : MODERATE DENSE FOREST

OF : OPEN FOREST

GA : GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

AREA IN SQUARE KM

TREE COVER IN PUNJAB

Tree cover is defined as all tree patches of size less than 1ha occurring  the recorded forest Area. Tree cover includes trees in all formations including scattered trees. 

2019 assessment	2021 assessment	Change wrt 2019 assessment
1591	1138	-454

FOREST SURVEY OF PUNJAB 2021

FORESTS	TREES	TOTAL AREA
1847	1138	2985

TOP THREE DISTRICTS BY MOST FOREST COVER AREA 

HOSHIARPUR ⫸ ROPAR  ⫸ GURDASPUR

BOTTOM THREE DISTRICTS BY LEAST FOREST COVER AREA

FATEHGARH SAHIB , BARNALA  , MOGA

PERCENTAGE WISE TOP 3 MOST FOREST COVER AREA DISTRICTS

HOSHIARPUR  ⫸ ROPAR  ⫸ MOHALI

PERCENTAGE WISE BOTTOM 3 LEAST FOREST COVER AREA DISTRICTS

FATEHGARH SAHIB  , MOGA  , JALANDHAR