Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mizoram
The correct answer is Mizoram. - The Total Forest cover is 7,12,249 sq km which is 21.67% of the geographical area of the country.
- The Tree cover is 2.89% of the geographical area of the country.
- Forest Canopy Density refers to the proportion of an area in the field/ground that is covered by the crown of trees and is expressed in a percentage of the total area.
- In terms of forest cover as a percentage of total geographical area, the top five States are-
- Mizoram (85.41%)
- Arunachal Pradesh (79.63%)
- Meghalaya (76.33%)
- Manipur (75.46%)
- Nagaland (75.31%)
- Area-wise, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra.
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