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What is total forest cover of India as per ISFR report 2019?
1. 24.39% of the total geographical area of the country
2. 21.67% of the total geographical area of the country
3. 24.16% of the total geographical area of the country
4. 21.05% of the total geographical area of the country

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : 21.67% of the total geographical area of the country

The correct answer is 21.67% of the total geographical area of the country.

  • The total forest cover of India as per the ISFR report 2019 was 21.67% of the total geographical area of the country.

  • India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2019:
    • Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change releases the ISFR.
    • It is a biennial publication of the Forest Survey of India (FSI).
    • The report assesses the forest and tree cover, bamboo resources, carbon stock, forest fires and various other parameters.
    • The Total Forest and tree cover of India was 24.56% of the geographical area of the country.
    • The Total Forest cover was 21.67% of the geographical area of the country.
    • The Tree cover is 2.89% of the geographical area of the country.
    • The largest forest cover in states, according to the area are Madhya Pradesh > Arunachal Pradesh > Chhattisgarh > Odisha > Maharashtra.
    • Forest cover as percentage of total geographical area Mizoram (85.41%) > Arunachal Pradesh (79.63%) > Meghalaya (76.33%) > Manipur (75.46%) > Nagaland (75.31%).

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