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| Item | Detail | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| State Tree | Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) | Rajasthan Government Gazette |
| State Flower | Rohida (Tecomella undulata) | Rajasthan Government Gazette |
| State Bird | Great Indian Bustard / Godawan (Ardeotis nigriceps) | Rajasthan Government Gazette |
| State Animal | Chinkara (Gazella bennettii) | Rajasthan Government Gazette |
| Actual forest cover (ISFR 2023) | 16,548.21 sq km = 4.84% of geographic area | ISFR 2023, FSI |
| Forest + Tree cover (ISFR 2023) | 27,389.33 sq km = ~8% | ISFR 2023, FSI |
| Recorded forest area | 33,014 sq km = 9.64% | Rajasthan Forest Dept. |
| Forest classification split | Reserved 36.95%, Protected 56.43%, Unclassified 6.62% | Rajasthan Forest Dept. 2024 |
| Dominant forest type | Tropical Thorn Forest (~65%) | Champion & Seth 1968 classification |
| National Parks count | 3 (Ranthambhore, Sariska, Mukundra Hills) | Wildlife Protection Act 1972 |
| Desert National Park area | 3,162 sq km — India's largest national park in mainland India (Hemis NP, Ladakh UT ~4,400 sq km is larger) | 1981 notification |
| Keoladeo Ghana designations | Ramsar (1981) + UNESCO WHS (1985) | Ramsar Convention; UNESCO |
| Keoladeo size | 28.73 sq km | Rajasthan Forest Dept. |
| Tiger Reserves count | 3 (Ranthambhore, Sariska, Mukundra) | NTCA |
| Ranthambhore tiger count | 88 tigers (2022 All-India Tiger Census) | NTCA 2022 |
| Sariska tiger translocation | 2008 — first tiger translocation in India, from Ranthambhore | Project Tiger records |
| Sariska tigers lost | All tigers vanished by 2004–05 due to poaching | WII Report 2005 |
| Wildlife Sanctuaries | 26 | Rajasthan Forest Dept. 2024 |
| Tal Chhapar area | 7.19 sq km; blackbuck density ~10,000+ | Rajasthan Forest Dept. |
| Sambhar Lake | Ramsar wetland (1990); seasonal flamingo habitat | Ramsar Convention |
| GIB global population | <150; Rajasthan: 90–100 | WII Survey 2023 |
| SC GIB power line order | April 2021; underground cabling in 10,000 sq km Priority Area | SC Writ Petition 838/2019 |
| Khejarli Massacre year | 1730 CE; Amrita Devi Bishnoi; 363 martyrs from 83 villages | Historical records |
| Bishnoi founder | Guru Jambheshwar (1451–1536), Pipasar village (Nagaur) | Historical records |
| Bishnoi commandments | 29 (bish-noi = 20+9); include prohibition on cutting green trees | Bishnoi Panth tradition |
| CRESEP project | JICA-funded; ₹1,774.30 crore; 19 districts; GIB + Oran focus | Eco. Review 2025-26 Ch.7 |
| RFBDP project | AFD (France)-funded; ₹1,693.91 crore; 13 districts, 800 villages | Eco. Review 2025-26 Ch.7 |
| VFPMC count | 6,508 committees; 14.94 lakh hectares protected | Eco. Review 2025-26 Ch.7 |
| EDC count | 770 Eco-Development Committees around protected areas | Eco. Review 2025-26 Ch.7 |
| BMC count | 160 Biodiversity Management Committees (CRESEP) | Eco. Review 2025-26 Ch.7 |
| Tree plantation 2024-25 | 1,18,369.29 ha (147.41% of target); 578.67 lakh seedlings | Eco. Review 2025-26 Ch.7 |
| Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam | 5.62 crore saplings (target 3 crore) | Eco. Review 2025-26 Ch.7 |
| Aravalli Corridor length | 800+ km; connects Sariska–Ranthambhore | WII corridor assessment |
| Khejri coverage | ~4.5 million hectares in Rajasthan | Rajasthan Forest Dept. est. |
| Project Tiger launch year | 1973; PM Indira Gandhi; 9 original reserves incl. Ranthambhore, Sariska | Project Tiger records |
| India tiger population 2022 | 3,682 (vs 1,827 in 2006) | NTCA All-India Tiger Census 2022 |
| Orans (sacred groves) | 25,000+ patches; 5–10 lakh ha; CRESEP conserving 10,000 ha | CRESEP Project docs |
| Plant Micro Reserves | 3,000 ha for RET species | CRESEP/Rajasthan Forest Dept. |
| Mount Abu forests | 700+ plant species; 288 sq km Wildlife Sanctuary; Rajasthan's biodiversity island | Mount Abu WLS notification |
| Khejri Bachao Andolan | February 2026; Jodhpur, Barmer, Nagaur; opposing infrastructure felling | News reports, Feb 2026 |