Mapping and Inventory of Forest Fires in Andhra Pradesh, India: Current Status and Conservation Needs

Table 2

Region- and district-wise forest burnt area statistics of Andhra Pradesh: 2009.

District	Geographical area (km^2)	Forest cover (km^2)	Forest burnt area (km^2)	% of burnt area/forest cover	% of state forest burnt area
(A) Telangana
Adilabad	16128	6084	1446.5	23.8	16.8
Khammam	16029	7112	1281.5	18	14.9
Warangal	12847	3091	1110.5	35.9	12.9
Mahabubnagar	18432	1944	338.1	17.4	3.9
Karimnagar	11823	1683	278.5	16.5	3.2
Nizamabad	7956	1198	163.1	13.6	1.9
Medak	9700	586	17.5	3	0.2
Nalgonda	14240	151	1.9	1.3	0.02
Hyderabad and Rangareddy	7710	391	0	0	0
Subtotal	114865	22240	4637.7	20.9	54.0
(B) Rayalaseema
Kurnool	17658	2131	850.3	39.9	9.9
Cuddapah	15359	3409	507.8	14.9	5.9
Anantapur	19130	426	71.4	16.8	0.8
Chittoor	15151	2399	24.2	1	0.3
Subtotal	67298	8365	1453.7	17.4	16.9
(C) Coastal Andhra
Visakhapatnam	11161	3445	801.9	23.3	9.3
Prakasham	17626	3104	708.2	22.8	8.2
East Godavari	10807	3561	520.7	14.6	6.1
West Godavari	7742	909	196.9	21.7	2.3
Vizianagaram	6539	749	171.8	22.9	2.0
Srikakulam	5837	616	68.7	11.1	0.8
Krishna	8727	313	24.2	7.7	0.3
Nellore	13076	937	6.1	0.6	0.1
Guntur	11391	863	3.6	0.4	0.04
Subtotal	92906	14497	2502.1	17.3	29.1
Grand total	275069	45102	8593.5	19.1	100