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Tamil Nadu’s forest cover 2023
December 25 , 2024
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- Tamil Nadu has seen a 9.09% increase in its forest cover over the last decade, adding 2,205.01 sq.km of greenery.
- Tamil Nadu’s forest cover was stood at 24,245.21 sq.km, and by 2023, it had expanded to 26,450.22 sq.km.
- A comparison between 2023 and 2021 shows a loss of almost 61 sq.km of forest cover in the State.
- The term “forest cover” includes all lands with at least one hectare in area and a canopy of 10% or more, regardless of ownership or legal status.
- Of the total 26,450.22 sq.km of forest cover in the State,
- Only 13% (3,586.19 sq.km) is classified as very dense forest,
- 41.7% (11,027.03 sq.km) is moderately dense, and
- 44.83% (11,837 sq.km) is categorised as open forest.
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