Area in Sq. Km.

Interpretation

ISFR Year

Assessment

Meghalaya

% of GA*

India

% of GA*

Visual

1987

Forest Cover

16,466

73.41

640,819

19.49

1989

Forest Cover

15,645

69.75

638,804

19.43

1991

Forest Cover

15,875

70.78

639,364

19.45

1993

Forest Cover

15,769

70.31

639,386

19.45

Visual and Digital

1995

Forest Cover

15,714

70.06

638,879

19.43

1997

Forest Cover

15,657

69.81

633,397

19.27

1999

Forest Cover

15,633

69.70

637,293

19.39

Digital

2001

Forest and Tree cover

15,724

70.11

757,009

23.03

2003

Forest and Tree cover

16,925

75.46

677,816

20.62

2005

Forest and Tree cover

16,988

75.74

677,088

20.60

2007

Forest and Tree cover

17,321

77.23

690,899

21.02

2011

Forest and Tree cover

17,275

77.02

692,027

21.05

2013

Forest and Tree cover

17,288

77.08

697,898

21.23

2015

Forest and Tree cover

17,217

76.76

701,673

21.35

2017

Forest and Tree cover

17,146

76.45

708,273

21.55

2019

Forest and Tree cover

17,119

76.33

712,249

21.67

2021

Forest and Tree cover

17,046

76.00

713,789

21.71