Rajasthan
Nodal Department:Department of Environment & Climate Change
7
Priority Sectors
120
Activities
40
SAPCC Indicators
14
State Departments
State Profile
Local Government Directory (LGD) – Districts, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | Dataset updated: 29 August 2026
Districts
50
Survey of India administrative boundary data, as reported in India State of Forest Report 2023, Volume I, Table 2.4 | ISFR edition year: 2023; printed: 2024
Area
342,238.99 km²
Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | Census year: 2011
Population
6.85 Cr
Region
North
Climate Zones
5
Avg Temperature
30°C
Annual Rainfall
530 mm
India State of Forest Report 2023, Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Assessment year: 2023
Forest & Tree Cover
27,389.33 km²
Rajasthan's Progress on NAPCC Indicators
National Solar Mission · Showing 1 of 1 indicators
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Total Solar Power Deployment in the country
UnitGW
Current Progress—
Target by 2030292
About Rajasthan SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
The Rajasthan SAPCC is dated 4 September 2014. It was prepared under the Department of Environment and Forests, with technical facilitation from TERI and support from GIZ. Rajasthan SAPCC 1.0 identifies seven priority sectors reflecting the state's arid climate, water scarcity, natural-resource-dependent livelihoods and growing settlements.
Climate profile
- Rajasthan is predominantly arid and semi-arid. The Aravalli range forms an important climatic and geographic divide between the dry desert areas of western Rajasthan and the relatively wetter eastern and south-eastern parts of the state.
- Average annual rainfall is approximately 574 millimetres, but its distribution is highly uneven. The north-western part of Jaisalmer receives very little rain, while districts in eastern and southern Rajasthan and the Mount Abu area receive substantially more.
- Most rainfall is associated with the southwest monsoon. Rainfall in western Rajasthan is particularly erratic, with frequent dry spells and occasional intense downpours.
- Rajasthan SAPCC 1.0 projects continued warming across the state. It also indicates a possible slight decrease in average rainfall alongside an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme-rainfall events.
Climate stress at a glance
- Drought and chronic water scarcity are central concerns, particularly in western and southern Rajasthan, while intense rainfall can also produce flash floods in normally dry areas.
- Rain-fed agriculture, livestock, fodder availability and rural water supplies are highly sensitive to rainfall variability and rising temperatures.
- Rajasthan SAPCC 1.0 also considers the Thar Desert, the Aravalli landscape, forests and biodiversity, heat-related health risks, expanding towns and cities and the state's substantial renewable-energy potential.
