As at 2018, a total of 120 Permanent Forests (PFs) consisting of 44 Protected Forests, 47 Forest Reserves, 18 Communal Forests, and 1 Government Reserve spanning an area of 3,964,880 hectares have been successfully gazetted as PFs.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,178,634 hectares of Planted Forests overlap with existing PFs (located within PFs), while another 2,357,113 hectares are situated within Stateland. The latter represent key potential areas designated for future gazettement as part of the Permanent Forest estate.