West Bengal accounted for the highest share of mangrove in India with over 42 percent in 2021. Gujarat followed with Andaman & Nicobar islands ranking third that same year. India accounted for nearly five thousand square kilometers of mangrove cover in 2021.
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Forest Survey of India, & MoEFCC (India). (January 15, 2022). Mangrove cover distribution in India in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696311/india-mangrove-cover-rate-by-state/
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