| Category-wise Distribution of Wastelands in India (2010) | ||
| (Area in Sq. Km.) | ||
| Categories | Total Wasteland | %age of TGA |
| Gullied and/or Ravinous Land-Medium | ||
| Gullied and/or Ravinous Land-Deep/Very Deep Ravine | ||
| Land With Dense Scrub | ||
| Land With Open Scrub | ||
| Waterlogged and Marshy Land-Permanent | ||
| Waterlogged and Marshy Land-Seasonal | ||
| Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity-Moderate | ||
| Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity-Strong | ||
| Shifting Cultivation Area-Current Jhum | ||
| Shifting Cultivation Area-Abandoned Jhum | ||
| Under Utilized/Degraded Forest-Scrub Dominated | ||
| Agricultural Land Inside Notified Forest Land | ||
| Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land | ||
| Degraded Land Under Plantation Crops | ||
| Sands-Riverine | ||
| Sands-Coastal Sand | ||
| Sands-Desert Sand | ||
| Sands-Semi-Stabilized to Stabilized (>40M) Dune | ||
| Sands-Semi-Stabilized to Stabilized Moderately High (15-40M) Dune | ||
| Mining Wastelands | ||
| Industrial Wastelands | ||
| Barren Rocky Area | ||
| Snow Cover and/or Glacial Area | ||
| Total | ||
