Q127
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Soils, Natural Vegetation & Forests
Which State of India has the lowest percentage of its total area under forests?
- a.Jammu & Kashmir
- b.Bihar
- c.Tamil Nadu
- d.Haryana
Answer: (D) Haryana
Answer as of 2022 — this may have changed since.
Haryana has the lowest share of its geographical area under forest cover of any state, under 4% in the India State of Forest Report, as most of its land is under intensive agriculture. Punjab is close behind Haryana. Bihar and Tamil Nadu have considerably larger shares. Jammu & Kashmir, now a Union Territory, has extensive Himalayan forests.