Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — India

Agricultural land share in India in 2023 — 60.06%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.22 pp.

2023 60.06% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 39of 209
Period maximum 61.07%1991
Period minimum 58.84%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — India, 1961–2023585960616219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 58.84%1963: 59.25%1965: 59.59%1967: 59.8%1969: 59.8%1971: 59.81%1973: 60.12%1975: 60.44%1977: 60.4%1979: 60.74%1981: 60.68%1983: 60.7%1985: 60.99%1987: 61.06%1989: 61.05%1991: 61.07%1993: 61.01%1995: 60.86%1997: 60.87%1999: 60.88%2001: 60.7%2003: 60.62%2005: 60.58%2007: 60.41%2009: 60.56%2011: 60.43%2013: 60.44%2015: 60.43%2017: 60.28%2019: 60.22%2021: 60.05%2023: 60.06%
Change over the period: +1.22 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 60.06%
World 36.93%
South Asia 58.34%
Southern Asia computed 49.5%
Agricultural land share — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 60.06 +0 pp
2022 60.06 +0 pp
2021 60.05 +0 pp
2020 60.05 −0.17 pp
2019 60.22 −0.02 pp
2018 60.24 −0.04 pp
2017 60.28 −0.12 pp
2016 60.4 −0.03 pp
2015 60.43 −0.02 pp
2014 60.45 +0.01 pp
2013 60.44 +0.02 pp
2012 60.42 −0.01 pp
2011 60.43 +0.03 pp
2010 60.4 −0.17 pp
2009 60.56 +0.1 pp
2008 60.46 +0.05 pp
2007 60.41 −0.1 pp
2006 60.51 −0.07 pp
2005 60.58 −0.08 pp
2004 60.67 +0.04 pp
2003 60.62 −0.1 pp
2002 60.73 +0.02 pp
2001 60.7 −0.16 pp
2000 60.87 −0.02 pp
1999 60.88 +0.05 pp
1998 60.83 −0.04 pp
1997 60.87 +0.13 pp
1996 60.74 −0.12 pp
1995 60.86 −0.12 pp
1994 60.98 −0.03 pp
1993 61.01 +0.03 pp
1992 60.98 −0.09 pp
1991 61.07 +0.06 pp
1990 61.02 −0.03 pp
1989 61.05 +0.14 pp
1988 60.91 −0.15 pp
1987 61.06 +0.12 pp
1986 60.94 −0.05 pp
1985 60.99 −0.04 pp
1984 61.03 +0.33 pp
1983 60.7 −0.1 pp
1982 60.8 +0.12 pp
1981 60.68 +0.04 pp
1980 60.63 −0.1 pp
1979 60.74 −0 pp
1978 60.74 +0.34 pp
1977 60.4 −0.02 pp
1976 60.42 −0.02 pp
1975 60.44 +0.14 pp
1974 60.3 +0.18 pp
1973 60.12 +0.27 pp
1972 59.85 +0.04 pp
1971 59.81 −0.08 pp
1970 59.89 +0.09 pp
1969 59.8 −0.19 pp
1968 59.99 +0.19 pp
1967 59.8 +0.09 pp
1966 59.71 +0.12 pp
1965 59.59 +0.16 pp
1964 59.44 +0.19 pp
1963 59.25 −0.11 pp
1962 59.36 +0.51 pp
1961 58.84

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.