Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — India

Agricultural land in India in 2023 — 1,785,710 km². Ranked 7 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2.1%.

2023 1.79M km² +0.01% vs 2022
World rank 7of 209
Period maximum 1.82M km²1991
Period minimum 1.75M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — India, 1961–20231.74M1.76M1.78M1.8M1.82M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,749,520 km²1963: 1,761,540 km²1965: 1,771,770 km²1967: 1,778,070 km²1969: 1,777,920 km²1971: 1,778,170 km²1973: 1,787,510 km²1975: 1,796,940 km²1977: 1,795,910 km²1979: 1,805,800 km²1981: 1,804,010 km²1983: 1,804,620 km²1985: 1,813,400 km²1987: 1,815,430 km²1989: 1,815,010 km²1991: 1,815,860 km²1993: 1,813,820 km²1995: 1,809,450 km²1997: 1,809,810 km²1999: 1,810,210 km²2001: 1,804,870 km²2003: 1,802,490 km²2005: 1,801,260 km²2007: 1,796,200 km²2009: 1,800,680 km²2011: 1,796,700 km²2013: 1,796,980 km²2015: 1,796,750 km²2017: 1,792,360 km²2019: 1,790,450 km²2021: 1,785,423 km²2023: 1,785,710 km²
Change over the period: +36,190 (+2.07%) Average annual rate: 0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

India 1.79M km²
World 47.92M km²
South Asia 1.95M km²
Southern Asia computed 3.16M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.79M +143 +0.01%
2022 1.79M +143 +0.01%
2021 1.79M +143 +0.01%
2020 1.79M −5,170 −0.29%
2019 1.79M −710 −0.04%
2018 1.79M −1,200 −0.07%
2017 1.79M −3,420 −0.19%
2016 1.8M −970 −0.05%
2015 1.8M −530 −0.03%
2014 1.8M +300 +0.02%
2013 1.8M +560 +0.03%
2012 1.8M −280 −0.02%
2011 1.8M +970 +0.05%
2010 1.8M −4,950 −0.27%
2009 1.8M +3,110 +0.17%
2008 1.8M +1,370 +0.08%
2007 1.8M −2,860 −0.16%
2006 1.8M −2,200 −0.12%
2005 1.8M −2,490 −0.14%
2004 1.8M +1,260 +0.07%
2003 1.8M −3,110 −0.17%
2002 1.81M +730 +0.04%
2001 1.8M −4,880 −0.27%
2000 1.81M −460 −0.03%
1999 1.81M +1,470 +0.08%
1998 1.81M −1,070 −0.06%
1997 1.81M +3,920 +0.22%
1996 1.81M −3,560 −0.2%
1995 1.81M −3,460 −0.19%
1994 1.81M −910 −0.05%
1993 1.81M +770 +0.04%
1992 1.81M −2,810 −0.15%
1991 1.82M +1,730 +0.1%
1990 1.81M −880 −0.05%
1989 1.82M +4,100 +0.23%
1988 1.81M −4,520 −0.25%
1987 1.82M +3,510 +0.19%
1986 1.81M −1,480 −0.08%
1985 1.81M −1,120 −0.06%
1984 1.81M +9,900 +0.55%
1983 1.8M −3,090 −0.17%
1982 1.81M +3,700 +0.21%
1981 1.8M +1,290 +0.07%
1980 1.8M −3,080 −0.17%
1979 1.81M −120 −0.01%
1978 1.81M +10,010 +0.56%
1977 1.8M −580 −0.03%
1976 1.8M −450 −0.03%
1975 1.8M +4,120 +0.23%
1974 1.79M +5,310 +0.3%
1973 1.79M +8,050 +0.45%
1972 1.78M +1,290 +0.07%
1971 1.78M −2,350 −0.13%
1970 1.78M +2,600 +0.15%
1969 1.78M −5,720 −0.32%
1968 1.78M +5,570 +0.31%
1967 1.78M +2,770 +0.16%
1966 1.78M +3,530 +0.2%
1965 1.77M +4,650 +0.26%
1964 1.77M +5,580 +0.32%
1963 1.76M −3,280 −0.19%
1962 1.76M +15,300 +0.87%
1961 1.75M

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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