In , the Total Indian forest, as well as tree cover, as well as tree cover will be million hectares, accounting for percent of the country's geographic location.
The majority of recorded dense forests are Reserved Forests (RF) and Protected Forests (PF), which were formed under the provisions of the Indian Forest Act of .
Aside from RFs and PFs, the documented forest area may also include all areas that have been documented as forests in profits records or that have been established as such under any State Act or local laws.