The total recorded forest area of the state is 43,356.45 Km2, constituting 22.60 % of the geographical area with 29,550.19 Km2 of reserved forest, 3,585.22 Km2 of protected forests, 49.05 Km2 of village forests, 10,117.92 Km2 of unclassified forests and 54.07 Km2 of private forests