India’s Forest Cover in 2022.

As per the present assessment:-

Total Forest and Tree cover is 827,357sq km (25.17 % of the geographical area of the country)

Forest Cover – 715,343sq km (21.76% of the geographical area of the country)

Tree Cover – 112,014 sq km (3.41% of the geographical area of the country).

Scrub forests are 43,622 sq km (1.32% of the geographical area of the country)

Note:- Scrub forests aren't included under forest cover, still are part of wilderness.

Apart from this, The extent of Trees Outside Forest – 300,700 sq km (9.15% of the geographical area of the country).

The total area under vegetation (excluding farmlands) :- 1,171,679 sq km (36% of India's total geographical area)

All of this keeping in mind India is one of the most densely populated countries with pop density of over 450 people per sq km.