| A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
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| Forest Cover of Himachal Pradesh | ||||||
| Class | Area (km²) | % of Calculated Area by SoI | ||||
| VDF | 3117.6 | 5.6 | ||||
| MDF | 7280.29 | 13.08 | ||||
| OF | 5182.46 | 9.31 | ||||
| Total | 15580.35 | 27.99 | ||||
| Scrub | 308.69 | 0.55 | ||||
| District- wise Forest Cover in Himachal Pradesh |
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| District | Calculated Area by SoI (km²) | Very Dense Forest (km²) | Moderately Dense Forest (km²) | Open Forest (km²) | Total Forest (km²) | % of Calculated Area by SoI |
| Bilaspur | 1167 | 22.65 | 165.85 | 185.3 | 373.8 | 32.03 |
| Chamba | 6522 | 596.72 | 1221.92 | 637.51 | 2456.15 | 37.66 |
| Hamirpur | 1118 | 42.41 | 101.95 | 217.17 | 361.53 | 32.34 |
| Kangra | 5739 | 229.24 | 1301.44 | 869.52 | 2400.2 | 41.82 |
| Kinnaur | 6401 | 84.24 | 325.72 | 238.11 | 648.07 | 10.12 |
| Kullu | 5503 | 634.95 | 852.2 | 508.21 | 1995.36 | 36.26 |
| Lahaul & Spiti | 13841 | 11.95 | 34.03 | 100.03 | 146.01 | 1.05 |
| Mandi | 3950 | 412.59 | 730.22 | 647.36 | 1790.17 | 45.32 |
| Shimla | 5131 | 778.96 | 1150.66 | 514.97 | 2444.59 | 47.64 |
| Sirmaur | 2825 | 238.4 | 646.7 | 530.78 | 1415.88 | 50.12 |
| Solan | 1936 | 45.84 | 439.72 | 423.19 | 908.75 | 46.94 |
| Una | 1540 | 19.65 | 309.88 | 310.31 | 639.84 | 41.55 |
| Grand Total | 55673 | 3117.6 | 7280.29 | 5182.46 | 15580.35 | 27.99 |
| Altitude-wise Forest Cover in Himachal Pradesh |
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| Altitude Zone (m) | Calculated Area by SoI (km²) | VDF (km²) | MDF (km²) | OF (km²) | Total (km²) | Scrub (km²) |
| 0-500 | 2980 | 68.88 | 335.39 | 433.81 | 838.08 | 16.75 |
| 500-1000 | 7615 | 324.28 | 1579.56 | 1717.23 | 3621.07 | 55.93 |
| 1000-2000 | 9285 | 420.8 | 1848.26 | 1636.3 | 3905.36 | 107.91 |
| 2000-3000 | 7745 | 1926.22 | 2457.36 | 688.94 | 5072.52 | 24.46 |
| 3000-4000 | 6943 | 377.41 | 1057.41 | 687.3 | 2122.12 | 94.26 |
| > 4000 | 21105 | 0.01 | 2.31 | 18.88 | 21.2 | 9.38 |
| Total | 55673 | 3117.6 | 7280.29 | 5182.46 | 15580.35 | 308.69 |
| Forest Cover in Different Slope Classes in Himachal Pradesh |
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| Slope (degrees) | Calculated Area by SoI (km²) | VDF (km²) | MDF (km²) | OF (km²) | Total (km²) | Scrub (km²) |
| 0-5 | 6351 | 134.77 | 437.84 | 603.56 | 1176.17 | 26.41 |
| 5-10 | 5614 | 212.76 | 741.65 | 717.11 | 1671.52 | 25.11 |
| 10-15 | 6416 | 325.91 | 941.26 | 725.02 | 1992.19 | 33.02 |
| 15-20 | 7268 | 439.48 | 1066.73 | 721.28 | 2227.49 | 40.93 |
| 20-25 | 7577 | 496.88 | 1097.07 | 677.78 | 2271.73 | 46.03 |
| 25-30 | 7230 | 493.93 | 1038.49 | 600.43 | 2132.85 | 45.54 |
| >30 | 15217 | 1013.87 | 1957.25 | 1137.28 | 4108.4 | 91.65 |
| Total | 55673 | 3117.6 | 7280.29 | 5182.46 | 15580.35 | 308.69 |
| Forest Fire Prone Classes | ||||||
| Sl. No. | Forest Fire Prone Classes | Forest Cover (km²) | % of Total Forest Cover | |||
| 1 | Extremely fire prone | Nil | Nil | |||
| 2 | Very highly fire prone | 69.77 | 0.44 | |||
| 3 | Highly fire prone | 1,100.12 | 6.92 | |||
| 4 | Moderately fire prone | 2,545.35 | 16.02 | |||
| 5 | Less fire prone | 12,173.80 | 76.62 | |||
| Total | - | 15,889.04 | 100 | |||
| Forest Cover Change Matrix Inside RFA/GW (2021 vs 2023) Himachal Pradesh | ||||||
| Class | 2023 VDF | 2023 MDF | 2023 OF | 2023 Scrub | 2023 NF | Total ISFR 2021 Inside RFA/GW |
| VDF | 2469.05 | 366.83 | Nil | Nil | 0.05 | 2835.93 |
| MDF | 322.77 | 4889.37 | 183.33 | Nil | 0.32 | 5395.79 |
| OF | Nil | 175.68 | 2263.25 | Nil | 1.25 | 2440.18 |
| Scrub | Nil | Nil | 7.31 | 56.83 | 0.15 | 64.29 |
| NF | Nil | Nil | 29.38 | 0.18 | 3259.23 | 3288.79 |
| Total ISFR 2023 Inside RFA/GW | 2791.82 | 5431.88 | 2483.27 | 57.01 | 3261 | 14024.98 |
| Net Change | -44.11 | 36.09 | 43.09 | -7.28 | -27.79 | |
| Forest Cover Change Matrix Outside RFA/GW for Himachal Pradesh between 2021 Raster based and 2023 Assessments Himachal Pradesh |
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| Class | 2023 VDF | 2023 MDF | 2023 OF | 2023 Scrub | 2023 NF | Total ISFR 2021 Outside RFA/GW |
| VDF | 303.74 | 58 | Nil | NIl | 0.01 | 361.75 |
| MDF | 22.04 | 1710.13 | 96 | Nil | 0.39 | 1828.56 |
| OF | Nil | 80.28 | 2579.52 | 0.38 | 3.23 | 2663.41 |
| Scrub | Nil | Nil | 19.73 | 247.58 | 1.23 | 268.54 |
| NF | Nil | Nil | 3.94 | 3.72 | 36518.1 | 36525.76 |
| Total ISFR 2023 Outside RFA/GW | 325.78 | 1848.41 | 2699.19 | 251.68 | 36522.96 | 41468.02 |
| Net Change | -35.97 | 19.85 | 35.78 | -16.86 | -2.8 | Nil |
