Forestry

District

Calculated Area by SoI

2023 Assessment

% of Calculated Area by SoI

Change w.r.t. 2021 

Raster based*

Scrub

Very Dense Forest

Mod. Dense Forest

Open Forest

Total

East Garo Hills

1,443

67.95

610.63

674.39

1,352.97

93.76

-28.09

78.70

East Jaintia Hills

2,040

147.58

585.69

595.53

1,328.80

65.14

-20.76

70.95

East Khasi Hills

2,748

24.48

964.48

765.54

1,754.50

63.85

13.69

90.41

Eastern West Khasi Hills

1,145

98.66

561.40

147.95

808.01

70.57

2.94

19.78

North Garo Hills

1,160

0.00

532.09

523.07

1,055.16

90.96

-15.37

38.03

Ri-Bhoi

2,448

123.28

1,069.41

890.60

2,083.29

85.10

0.56

50.32

South Garo Hills

1,887

82.64

934.47

618.59

1,635.70

86.68

-5.28

16.13

South West Garo Hills

866

0.00

236.61

367.57

604.18

69.77

-4.59

1.96

South West Khasi Hills

1,401

29.74

469.37

402.72

901.83

64.37

10.10

84.07

West Garo Hills

2,811

0.00

940.57

1,145.84

2,086.41

74.22

12.72

48.30

West Jaintia Hills

1,779

3.71

793.60

373.46

1,170.77

65.81

-8.03

57.65

West Khasi Hills

2,701

16.80

1,325.49

842.93

2,185.22

80.90

12.11

64.11

Grand Total

22,429

594.84

9,023.81

7,348.19

16,966.84

75.65

-30.00

620.41

District

Geographical Area (GA)

2021 Assessment

%of G.A.

Change w.r.t. 2019 assessment

Scrub

Very Dense Forest

Mod. Dense Forest

Open Forest

Total

East Garo Hills

2,603

62.81

1072.48

1120.63

2255.92

86.67

-32.04

90.31

East Khasi Hills

2,748

21.85

965.82

728.54

1716.21

62.45

4.02

110.88

Jaintia Hills

3,819

126.36

1424.63

980.01

2531

66.27

-6.89

106.86

Ri Bhoi

2,448

127.38

1095.66

915.27

2138.31

87.35

0.97

59.25

South Garo Hills

1,887

74.5

977.4

640.02

1691.92

89.66

-10.28

21.41

West Garo Hills

3,677

0

1251.83

1580.62

2832.45

77.03

-27.77

76.33

West Khasi Hills

5,247

147.26

2372.07

1360.93

3880.26

73.95

-0.73

197.85

Grand Total

22,429

560.16

9,159.89

7,326.02

17,046.07

76.00

-72.72

662.89

District

Geographical Area (GA)

2019 Assessment

%

of GA

Change w.r.t. 2017 assessment

Scrub

Very Dense Forest

Mod. Dense Forest

Open Forest

Total

East Garo Hills

2,603

62.73

1,085.89

1,139.34

2,287.96

87.90

21.96

60.73

East Khasi Hills

2,748

19.39

969.24

723.56

1,712.19

62.31

-38.81

109.73

Jaintia Hills

3,819

103.31

1,448.69

985.89

2,537.89

66.45

34.89

104.59

Ribhoi

2,448

127.36

1,097.30

912.68

2,137.34

87.31

-5.66

51.16

South Garo Hills

1,887

65.39

990.45

646.36

1,702.20

90.21

14.20

17.68

West Garo Hills

3,677

0.00

1,260.41

1,599.81

2,860.22

77.79

23.22

70.64

West Khasi Hills

5,247

110.80

2,415.31

1,354.88

3,880.99

73.97

-77.01

185.30

Grand Total

22,429

488.98

9,267.29

7,362.52

17,118.79

76.32

-27.21

599.83

District

Geographical Area

2017 Assessment

% of Geographical Area

Change

Scrub

Very Dense

Moderately Dense

Open Forest

Total

East Garo Hills

2603

63

1075

1128

2266

87.05

-1

53

East Khasi Hills

2748

3

1012

736

1751

63.72

6

106

Jaintia Hills

3819

100

1488

915

2503

65.54

-64

86

Ri-Bhoi

2448

132

1096

915

2143

87.54

-2

35

South Garo Hills

1887

45

1014

629

1688

89.45

-2

12

West Garo Hills

3677

0

1244

1593

2837

77.16

-27

67

West Khasi Hills

5247

110

3457

1391

3958

75.43

-26

146

Meghalaya

22429

453

9386

7307

17146

76.45

-116

505

District

Geographical Area

2015 Assessment

% of Geographical Area

Change

Scrub

Very Dense

Moderately Dense

Open Forest

Total

East Garo Hills

2603

61

1068

1095

2224

85.44

-17

33

East Khasi Hills

2820

0

1061

722

1783

63.23

-33

90

Jaintia Hills

3819

100

1557

910

2567

67.22

21

59

Ri-Bhoi

2376

162

1129

801

2092

88.05

-4

19

South Garo Hills

1849

43

988

611

1642

88.80

-6

19

West Garo Hills

3715

0

1277

1652

2929

78.84

-17

59

West Khasi Hills

5247

83

2504

1393

3980

75.85

-15

69

Meghalaya

22429

449

9584

7184

17217

77.08

-71

348

Year

Reserved Forest

Protected Forest

Un-classed

*National Park ( Including Proposed)

Total

2016-17

71.54

1.24

850.3

39.95

963.03

2017-18

N.A.

Information not provided by

the concerned Department

39.95

-

2018-19

39.95

-

2019-20

39.95

-

2020-21

39.95

-

2021-22

39.95

-

2022-23

39.95

-

Year

Reserved Forest

Protected Forest

National Park (Including Proposed)

Un-classed

Total

2003-04

71.27

1.24

26.75

850.3

949.56

2004-05

71.27

1.24

26.75

850.3

949.56

2005-06

71.27

1.24

26.75

850.3

949.56

2006-07

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2007-08

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2008-09

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2009-10

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2010-11

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2011-12

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2012-13

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2013-14

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2014-15

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2015-16

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2016-17

71.54

1.24

39.95

850.3

963.03

2017-18

N.A

N.A

39.95

N.A

N.A

2018-19

N.A

N.A

39.95

N.A

N.A

2019-20

N.A

N.A

39.95

N.A

N.A

2020-21

N.A

N.A

39.95

N.A

N.A

2021-22

N.A

N.A

39.95

N.A

N.A

2022-23

N.A

N.A

39.95

N.A

N.A

Districts

Reserved Forest

Protected Forest

National Park

Un-classed

Total

East Khasi Hills

0.64

1.23

-

-

1.87

Ri-Bhoi

12.63

0.01

-

-

12.64

West Khasi Hills

0.03

-

-

-

0.03

South West Khasi Hills

--

-

-

-

-

East Jaintia Hills

31.14

-

-

850.3

881.44

West Jaintia Hills

-

-

-

-

-

North Garo Hills

-

-

-

-

-

East Garo Hills

15.54

-

4.75

-

20.29

West Garo Hills

1.92

-

-

-

1.92

South West Garo Hills

-

-

-

-

-

South Garo Hills

9.64

-

35.2

-

44.84

Year

Teak

Sal Wood

Pine

Plywood

Others

1996-97

55

70

NA

40

155

1997-98

28

24

NA

15

69

1998-99

56

77

NA

30

154

1999-00

36

40

NA

42

111

2000-01

57

44

19

40

97

2001-02

NA

01

NA

37

06

2002-03

100

125

NA

105

262

2003-04

15

NA

NA

10

14

2004-05

NA

NA

NA

NA

11

2005-06

18

14

NA

28

21

2006-07

15

64

NA

34

159

2007-08

76

NA

NA

66

12

2008-09

10

37

NA

16

38

2009-10

18

10

NA

4

38

2010-11

55

153.50

NA

136.80

NA

2011-12

23

N.A.

N.A.

30

N.A.

2012-13

151

N.A.

N.A.

42.7

N.A.

2013-14

28.3

73

N.A.

41.5

203.7

2014-15

8

102

16

55

94

2015-16

N.A.

N.A.

54.7

N.A.

9.5

2016-17

54

36

N.A.

67

133

2017-18

N.A. Information not provided

by the concerned Department

2018-19

2019-20

Year

Plantation of Quick Growing Species

Economic Plantation

Social Forestry

1997-98

15

218

75

1998-99

57

317

100

1999-00

11

229

630

2000-01

44

257

630

2001-02

NA

44

810

2002-03

64

528

640

2003-04

NA

39

NA

2004-05

11

NA

3400

2005-06

21

60

4000

2006-07

34

273

3400

2007-08

19

77

3755

2008-09

52

101

4320

2009-10

87

71

2430

2010-11

45

345.30

1050

2011-12

8.50

53

4800

2012-13

98

193.70

3930

2013-14

64.3

222.8

75

2014-15

86

189

2626

2015-16

54.7

9.5

476

2016-17

95

110

129

2017-18

N.A.

Information not provided by the concerned Department

2018-19

2019-20