| Category-wise Wasteland of India (2003) | ||
| Category | Total Waste- land (in sq. Km) | % to Total Geogr- aphical Area |
| Gullied and /or Ravinous Land -Shallow | ||
| Gullied and /or Ravinous Land -Medium | ||
| Gullied and /or Ravinous Land -Deep | ||
| Land with Scrub | ||
| Land Without Scrub | ||
| Waterlogged and Marshly-permanent | ||
| Waterlogged and Marshly-Seasonal | ||
| Saline/Alkaline-Strong | ||
| Saline/Alkaline-Moderate | ||
| Saline/Alkaline-Slight | ||
| Shifting Cultivation-Abandoned | ||
| Shifting Cultivation-Current | ||
| Degraded Forest -Scrub Domin. | ||
| Agriculture Land inside Notified Forest | ||
| Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land | ||
| Degraded Land Under Plantation Crops | ||
| Sand-Flood Plain | ||
| Sand-Levees | ||
| Sand-Coastal Sand | ||
| Sand-Semi Stab.to Stab(>40m) | ||
| Sand-Semi Stab.to Stab . Mod (15-40m) | ||
| Sand-Semi Stab.to Stab.Low (>15m) | ||
| Sand-Closely Spaced Inter-Dunal Area | ||
| Mining Wastelands | ||
| Industrial Wastelands | ||
| Barren Rocky/Stony Waste area | ||
| Steep Sloping area | ||
| Snow Covered and/or Glacial area | ||
| Total Wasteland Area | ||
