| Category-wise Wastelands of India (2000) | ||
| (Area in Sq. Kms.) | ||
| Category | Total Wastelands | % to Total Geographical Area Covered |
| Gullied and /or Ravinous Land | ||
| Land With or Without Scrub | ||
| Waterlogged and Marshy Land | ||
| Land Affected by Sanlinity / Alkalinity-Coasta / Inland | ||
| Shifting Cultivation Area | ||
| Under Utilised / Degraded Notified Forest Land | ||
| Degraded Pastures / Grazing Land | ||
| Degraded Land under Plantation Crop | ||
| Sands-Inland / Coastal | ||
| Mining / Industrial Wastelands | ||
| Barren Rockey / Stoney Waste /Sheet Rock Area | ||
| Steep Sloping Area | ||
| Snow Covered and/ or Glacial Area | ||
| Total Wasteland Area | ||
