Forest cover in the national capital region of Delhi in India grew by over 700 percent between 1991 ad 2017, while there was a decline of forest cover by 42 percent in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Deforestation had become a common activity in the south Asian country in order to improve the infrastructure and house the rapidly increasing population.
Change in forest cover across India from 1991 to 2017, by state
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The Climate Group. (May 16, 2019). Change in forest cover across India from 1991 to 2017, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1028093/india-forest-cover-change-by-state/
The Climate Group. "Change in forest cover across India from 1991 to 2017, by state." Chart. May 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1028093/india-forest-cover-change-by-state/
The Climate Group. (2019). Change in forest cover across India from 1991 to 2017, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1028093/india-forest-cover-change-by-state/
The Climate Group. "Change in Forest Cover across India from 1991 to 2017, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2019, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1028093/india-forest-cover-change-by-state/
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Change in forest cover across India from 1991 to 2017, by state [Graph], The Climate Group, May 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1028093/india-forest-cover-change-by-state/