Is data available for all the land in India? What have been the significant changes in land use between 1950-51 and 2010-11?
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Land use change is a process which transforms the natural landscape by direct human-induced land use such as settlements, commercial and economic uses and forestry activities. It impacts the overall environment in terms of greenhouse gas emission, land degradation and climate change.
Total geographical area of India is 3.28 million sq km Land use data, however, is available only for 93 per cent of the total area because the land use reporting for most of the north-east states except Assam has not been done fully.
Agricultural land (% of land area) in India was reported at 60.43 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.
The increasing population and urbanization have resulted into changes in the land use pattern. Large scale forests have been destructed to expand land for cultivation. Apart from it, rapid industrialisation has also changed the land use patterns in India