State-wise Mangrove Cover in India

Last Updated On: 04/11/2015
S.no | State | Assessment Year | |
2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 |
1 | Gujarat | 991 | 1046 | 1046 | 1058 | 1103 |
2 | Maharashtra | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 |
3 | Goa | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
4 | Karnataka | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
5 | Kerala | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
6 | Tamil Nadu | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
7 | Puducherry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.63 |
8 | Andhra Pradesh | 354 | 353 | 353 | 352 | 352 |
9 | Odisha | 217 | 221 | 221 | 222 | 213 |
10 | West Bengal | 2136 | 2152 | 2152 | 2155 | 2097 |
11 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 635 | 615 | 615 | 617 | 604 |
12 | Daman and Diu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 4581 | 4639 | 4639 | 4663 | 4627.6 |
State-wise Mangrove Cover in India
S.No | State | Assessment Year | | | | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 1 | Gujarat | 427 | 412 | 397 | 419 | 689 | 901 | 1031 | 911 | 916 | 991 | 1046 | 1046 | 1058 | 1103 | 2 | Maharashtra | 140 | 114 | 113 | 155 | 155 | 124 | 108 | 118 | 158 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 3 | Goa | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 4 | Karnataka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Kerala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Tamil Nadu | 23 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Puducherry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.63 | 8 | Andhra Pradesh | 495 | 405 | 399 | 378 | 383 | 383 | 397 | 333 | 329 | 354 | 353 | 353 | 352 | 352 | 9 | Odisha | 199 | 192 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 211 | 215 | 219 | 203 | 217 | 221 | 221 | 222 | 213 | 10 | West Bengal | 2076 | 2109 | 2119 | 2119 | 2123 | 2125 | 2125 | 2081 | 2120 | 2136 | 2152 | 2152 | 2155 | 2097 | 11 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 686 | 973 | 971 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 789 | 658 | 635 | 615 | 615 | 617 | 604 | 12 | Daman and Diu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | Total | 4046 | 4255 | 4244 | 4256 | 4533 | 4737 | 4871 | 4482 | 4448 | 4581 | 4639 | 4639 | 4663 | 4627.6 | |
| | Note: * This assesment pertains only to the mangrove cover and does not include the tidal creeks and water bodies within the mangrove forests. | Source: India State of Forest Report, 2011, Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. | | | | | |
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Source: http://fsi.nic.in/cover_2013/mangroves_in_india.pdf