Recorded Forest Area of Karnataka

Sl.No.	Type	Extent (sq.km)
a.	Reserve forest	28,689.96
b.	Protected forests	3,930.72
c.	Village forests	124.20
d.	Unclassified forests	5,231.00
e.	Private forests	308.42
..	Total	38,284.30, 19.96% of State's area

(Karnataka Forest Department website, www.karnatakaforest.gov.in)

Note a differing estimate for recorded forest area (most likely drawn from Revenue Department sources):

Forest Area: 30680 sq km, 16.1% of State's geographic area

(Ministry of Agriculture Land Use Statistics 2005)

The district-wise forest cover in Karnataka, as measured by satellite imagery, can be found in this chart.
(From State of Forests Report 2005, Forest Survey of India)