FOREST STATISTICS 2003
The following plantations have been raised in the Forest
Department up to 1999-2000.
| Sl.
No. |
Plantation |
Area
(ha) |
| 1 |
Teak |
75,882.907 |
| 2 |
Rosewood |
414.130 |
| 3 |
Mahagony |
80.630 |
| 4 |
Sandalwood |
73.100 |
| 5 |
Mangium |
267.410 |
| 6 |
Others |
790.250 |
| |
Total |
77,508.427 |
| |
|
|
| 1 |
Cane
plantation |
995.400 |
| 2 |
Reeds |
525.280 |
| 3 |
Bamboo |
2,658.134 |
| |
Total |
4,178.814 |
| |
|
|
| 1 |
Coffee |
507.600 |
| 2 |
Pepper |
309.940 |
| 3 |
Cinnamom |
3.700 |
| 4 |
Medicinal
plantation |
557.410 |
| |
Total |
1,378.650 |
| |
|
|
| Soft
Wood |
| 1 |
Eucalyptus |
24,457.510 |
| 2 |
Crevella
Robusta |
708.980 |
| 3 |
Pine |
548.600 |
| 4 |
Albezzia |
221.400 |
| 5 |
Rubber |
87.600 |
| 6 |
Wattle |
3,387.160 |
| 7 |
Buisa |
93.200 |
| 8 |
Murukku |
48.500 |
| 9 |
Matti |
500.460 |
| 10 |
Others |
7,420.110 |
| |
Total |
37,473.520 |
| |
|
|
| Mixed
Plantations |
| 1 |
Cashew |
24,457.510 |
| 2 |
Fuel
Wood |
708.980 |
| 3 |
Agave |
548.600 |
| 4 |
Ainus |
221.400 |
| 5 |
Accacia |
87.600 |
| 6 |
Sesbania |
3,387.160 |
| 7 |
Casuarina |
93.200 |
| 8 |
Kongograss |
48.500 |
| 9 |
Mulberi |
500.460 |
| 10 |
Palm
Trees |
7,420.110 |
| 11 |
Others |
49,346.683 |
| |
Total |
86,820.203 |
CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST AREA OF KERALA 2004
BY TYPE AND LEGAL STATUS
1. Forest: Type-wise (Sq. Km)
(Effective Forest Area)
1. Tropical Wet Evergreen and Semi Evergreen
3299
2. Tropical Moist Deciduous
4100
3. Tropical Dry Deciduous
100
4. Montane Sub-Tropical Temperate shoals
70
5. Plantations 1791
6. Grass Lands 40
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TOTAL
9400
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II By Legal Status (Area as per records) Sq. Km.
| 1. Reserve Forests |
9156.9838
Sq.Km. |
| 2. Vested Forests |
1752.9356 Sq.Km. |
| 3. Proposed Reserve Forests |
214.3117
Sq.Km. |
|
TOTAL |
11124.2311 Sq.Km. |
