National Wetlands Statistics

National Wetlands Statistics

Type-wise area estimates of wetlands in India


Sr. No. Wettcode Wetland Category Number of wetlands Total wetland area % of wetland area Open Water
Post-monsoon area Pre-monsoon area
1100 Inland Wetlands – Natural
1. 1101 Lake/Pond 11740 729532 4.78 454416 198054
2. 1102 Ox-bow lake/Cut-off meander 4673 104124 0.68 57576 37818
3. 1103 High altitude 2707 124253 0.81 116615 109277
4. 1104 Riverine wetland 2834 91682 0.60 48918 29739
5. 1105 Waterlogged 11957 315091 2.06 197003 112631
6. 1106 River/Stream 11747 5258385 34.46 3226238 2628182
1200 Inland Wetlands -Man-made
7. 1201 Reservoir/Barrage 14894 2481987 16.26 2260574 1268237
8. 1202 Tank/Pond 122370 1310443 8.59 916020 349512
9. 1203 Waterlogged 5488 135704 0.89 85715 33822
10. 1204 Salt pan 60 13698 0.09 5293 2599
Total • Inland 188470 10564899 69.23 7368368 4769871
2100 Coastal Wetlands – Natural
11. 2101 Lagoon 178 246044 1.61 208915 191301
12. 2102 Creek 586 206698 1.35 199743 189489
13. 2103 Sand/Beach 1353 63033 0.41
14. 2104 Intertidal mud flat 2931 2413642 15.82 516636 366953
15. 2105 Salt Marsh 744 161144 1.06 5369 2596
16. 2106 Mangrove 3806 471407 3.09
17. 2107 Coral Reef 606 142003 0.93
2200 Coastal Wetlands – Man-made
18. 2201 Salt pan 609 148913 0.98 105253 94047
19. 2202 Aquaculture pond 2220 287232 1.88 196514 186963
Total – Coastal 13033 4140116 27.13 1232430 1031349
Sub-Total 201503 14705015 96.36 8600798 5801220
Wetlands (2.25 ha) 555557 555557 3.64
Total 757060 15260572 100.00 8600798 5801220