India Forest Cover: 7,15,343 Sq Km, 54 Tiger Reserves

India Forest Cover — Key Data

Total: 7,15,343 sq km (21.76%) · Dense forest: 3,61,566 sq km · Tiger reserves: 54 · National parks: 106 · Wildlife sanctuaries: 551 · Wild tigers: ~3,682 (70%+ of world's total)

India's Tiger Conservation Success

India is home to approximately 3,682 wild tigers — over 70% of the world's wild tiger population. Project Tiger (launched 1973) brought tigers back from near-extinction, from ~1,800 tigers in 1973 to 3,682 today — one of the world's greatest conservation successes.

How Many National Parks Are in India?

India has 106 national parks covering 44,372 sq km, plus 551 wildlife sanctuaries covering 1,19,776 sq km. Notable parks: Jim Corbett (Uttarakhand), Kaziranga (Assam, one-horned rhino), Gir (Gujarat, Asiatic lions), Sundarbans (West Bengal, tigers).

Source

Forest Survey of India (FSI) ISFR · MoEFCC · National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)