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 | ||