India's forest and tree cover, as stated at COFO 28 in Rome, is:

The correct answer is 82.74 million hectares, 25.17% of geographical area. India gave this pair of figures in its statement at the 28th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry in Rome, while describing the steady growth of its forest resources. The same statement noted that the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 places India 9th in the world in forest area and 3rd in net annual forest area gain, so the cover figure and the two ranks are usually asked together. Options A, C and D carry area and percentage values that were not stated; a candidate who remembers only one of the two numbers can still eliminate them, since both parts of the correct option must match. India also reported 101 Ramsar Sites and set out its restoration work under the Bonn Challenge at the same session.