Over 17 thousand hectares of forest land was diverted for non-forest use in India in financial year 2023. Punjab and Madhya Pradesh accounted for the largest share of forest conversion over the last decade.
Diverted forest land for non-forest use across India from financial year 2013 to 2023 (in hectares)
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Lok Sabha. (August 5, 2023). Diverted forest land for non-forest use across India from financial year 2013 to 2023 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455308/india-diverted-forest-land/
Lok Sabha. "Diverted forest land for non-forest use across India from financial year 2013 to 2023 (in hectares)." Chart. August 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455308/india-diverted-forest-land/
Lok Sabha. (2023). Diverted forest land for non-forest use across India from financial year 2013 to 2023 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455308/india-diverted-forest-land/
Lok Sabha. "Diverted Forest Land for Non-forest Use across India from Financial Year 2013 to 2023 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455308/india-diverted-forest-land/
Lok Sabha, Diverted forest land for non-forest use across India from financial year 2013 to 2023 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455308/india-diverted-forest-land/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Diverted forest land for non-forest use across India from financial year 2013 to 2023 (in hectares) [Graph], Lok Sabha, August 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455308/india-diverted-forest-land/