District Wise Forest Cover, 2017 (Area in sq km)
| District | Geographical Area of the Districts | Total Forest Cover | % of Total Forest Cover of Geographical Area of the Districts |
| Bhadrak | 2,505 | 75 | 2.99 |
| Puri | 3,479 | 214 | 6.15 |
| Jagatsinghapur | 1,668 | 136 | 8.15 |
| Baleshwar | 3,806 | 380 | 9.98 |
| Jajpur | 2,899 | 303 | 10.45 |
| Kendrapara | 2,644 | 305 | 11.54 |
| Subarnapur | 2,337 | 350 | 14.98 |
| Jharsuguda | 2,114 | 322 | 15.23 |
| Khordha | 2,813 | 457 | 16.25 |
| Balangir | 6,575 | 1,131 | 17.2 |
| Bargarh | 5,837 | 1,031 | 17.66 |
| Cuttack | 3,932 | 796 | 20.24 |
| Nabarangpur | 5,291 | 1,103 | 20.85 |
| Koraput | 8,807 | 2,089 | 23.72 |
| Ganjam | 8,206 | 2,103 | 25.63 |
| Kalahandi | 7,920 | 2,418 | 30.53 |
| Dhenkanal | 4,452 | 1,417 | 31.83 |
| Nuapada | 3,852 | 1,273 | 33.05 |
| Kendujhar | 8,303 | 3,212 | 38.68 |
| Mayurbhanj | 10,418 | 4,080 | 39.16 |
| Malkangiri | 5,791 | 2,342 | 40.44 |
| Boudh | 3,098 | 1,289 | 41.61 |
| Angul | 6,375 | 2,755 | 43.22 |
| Sundergarh | 9,712 | 4,264 | 43.9 |
| Nayagarh | 3,890 | 1,710 | 43.96 |
| Rayagada | 7,073 | 3,126 | 44.2 |
| Sambalpur | 6,624 | 3,280 | 49.52 |
| Debagarh | 2,940 | 1,472 | 50.07 |
| Gajapati | 4,325 | 2,520 | 58.27 |
| Kandhamal | 8,021 | 5,392 | 67.22 |
| Grand total | 1,55,707 | 51,345 | 32.98 |