Forest Cover Change Matrix of A.P.
FOREST COVER CHANGE MATRIX OF A.P. (sq.km)
1993 1997 Assessment (Data - Oct. 1993)
Assessment
(Data - Oct. 89)		 Dense Forest Open Forest Mangrove Scrub Non-Forest
Dense Forest 22,313 2,167 - 245 283
Open Forest 350 16,890 - 1,883 2,747
Mangrove - - 378 - -
Scrub - 490 - 8,543 3,137
Non-Forest 385 312 5 520 214,420
Total 1997 23,048 19,859 383 11,191 220,587
Net Change -1,960 -2,011 +5 -979 +4,945


DISTRICT WISE FOREST COVER OF A.P. AS PER 1997 ASSESSMENT (sq.km)
1997 Assessment Change
District Geographic Area Dense Forest Open Forest Mangrove Total compared to 1995 Scrub
Adilabad 16,128 4,588 1,614 - 6,202 -220 327
Anantapur 19,130 - 389 - 389 Nil 847
Chittoor 15,152 162 1,104 - 1,266 Nil 2,241
Cuddapah 15,359 702 2,778 - 3,480 Nil 1,234
East Godavari 10,807 2,424 868 216 3,508 -83 113
West Godavari 7,742 605 278 - 883 22 44
Hyderabad 217 - - - - - -
Ranga Reddy 7,493 - 343 - 343 62 216
Karimnagar 11,823 617 1,021 - 1,638 -325 327
Khammam 16,029 5,192 2,118 - 7,310 39 278
Krishna 8,727 44 81 111 236 Nil 170
Guntur 11,391 - - - - - -
Nellore 13,076 2,591 3,766 56 6,413 Nil 2,617
Prakasam 17,626 - - - - - -
Kurnool 17,658 - - - - - -
Mahboobnagar 18,432 813 1,182 - 1,995 -2 639
Medak 9,699 10 424 - 434 20 301
Nalgonda 14,240 - 170 - 170 -10 379
Nizamabad 7,956 576 729 - 1,305 -112 283
Srikakulam 5,837 - - - - - -
Visakhapatnam 11,161 2,312 2,147 - 4,459 -3,018 994
Vizianagaram 6,539 - - - - - -
Warangal 12,846 2,412 847 - 3,259 -195 181
Total 12,846 23,048 19,859 383 43,290 -3,822 11,191
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