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 |