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India's Forest Loss in 2024
June 6 , 2025
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- India lost 18,200 hectares of primary forest in 2024, a slight increase from 17,700 hectares recorded in 2023.
- Between 2002 and 2024, the country lost a total of 3,48,000 hectares of humid primary forest.
- It represents around 5.4% of India’s total humid primary forest area.
- This accounts for 15% of the country’s total tree cover loss during the same period.
- Since 2001, India has lost approximately 2.31 million hectares of tree cover, reflecting a 7.1% decline.
- This loss is estimated to have generated about 1.29 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
- Assam recorded the highest tree cover loss in the country, with 3,40,000 hectares lost between 2001 and 2024.
- Wildfires caused the loss of 8,330 hectares of tree cover between 2001 and 2024.
- The peak year for fire-related forest loss was 2008.
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