Questions › Category: Environment › How much area does India’s forest cover? 1 Vote Up Vote Down Kavita Goyal asked 8 years ago 1 Answers 1 Vote Up Vote Down Best Answer Team GreenSutra® Staff answered 8 years ago As per India State of Forest Cover 2017, India’s forest coverage is 7,08,273 km2. Forest Cover of India Very Dense Forest – 98,158 km2 Moderately Dense Forest – 3,08,318 km2 Open Forest 3,01,797 km2 The total forest cover of the country is 21.54% of its geographic area.