Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — India

Arable land per capita in India in 2023 — 0.107 ha/person. Ranked 104 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 69.3%.

2023 0.107 ha/person −0.98% vs 2022
World rank 104of 206
Period maximum 0.3489 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.107 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — India, 1961–202300.10.20.30.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3489 ha/person1963: 0.3364 ha/person1965: 0.3228 ha/person1967: 0.3123 ha/person1969: 0.2996 ha/person1971: 0.2863 ha/person1973: 0.276 ha/person1975: 0.2647 ha/person1977: 0.2529 ha/person1979: 0.2435 ha/person1981: 0.2315 ha/person1983: 0.2207 ha/person1985: 0.2117 ha/person1987: 0.2018 ha/person1989: 0.1932 ha/person1991: 0.1846 ha/person1993: 0.1763 ha/person1995: 0.1686 ha/person1997: 0.1617 ha/person1999: 0.155 ha/person2001: 0.1487 ha/person2003: 0.1431 ha/person2005: 0.1381 ha/person2007: 0.1327 ha/person2009: 0.1289 ha/person2011: 0.1245 ha/person2013: 0.1207 ha/person2015: 0.1178 ha/person2017: 0.1147 ha/person2019: 0.1119 ha/person2021: 0.109 ha/person2023: 0.107 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2419 (−69.33%) Average annual rate: -1.89 %

Comparison, 2023

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

India 0.107 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
South Asia 0.0993 ha/person
Southern Asia computed 0.1072 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.107 −0.0011 −0.98%
2022 0.1081 −0.001 −0.87%
2021 0.109 −0.0011 −0.99%
2020 0.1101 −0.0018 −1.57%
2019 0.1119 −0.0012 −1.1%
2018 0.1131 −0.0016 −1.36%
2017 0.1147 −0.0017 −1.42%
2016 0.1163 −0.0015 −1.25%
2015 0.1178 −0.0015 −1.22%
2014 0.1192 −0.0015 −1.24%
2013 0.1207 −0.0017 −1.39%
2012 0.1224 −0.002 −1.64%
2011 0.1245 −0.0018 −1.43%
2010 0.1263 −0.0026 −2.02%
2009 0.1289 −0.0019 −1.48%
2008 0.1308 −0.0019 −1.45%
2007 0.1327 −0.0026 −1.89%
2006 0.1353 −0.0028 −2.03%
2005 0.1381 −0.0025 −1.76%
2004 0.1406 −0.0025 −1.76%
2003 0.1431 −0.0031 −2.11%
2002 0.1462 −0.0026 −1.73%
2001 0.1487 −0.0034 −2.22%
2000 0.1521 −0.0029 −1.89%
1999 0.155 −0.0034 −2.15%
1998 0.1585 −0.0033 −2.03%
1997 0.1617 −0.0026 −1.6%
1996 0.1644 −0.0042 −2.51%
1995 0.1686 −0.0041 −2.36%
1994 0.1727 −0.0036 −2.06%
1993 0.1763 −0.0039 −2.15%
1992 0.1802 −0.0044 −2.39%
1991 0.1846 −0.0044 −2.31%
1990 0.189 −0.0042 −2.2%
1989 0.1932 −0.0036 −1.84%
1988 0.1969 −0.0049 −2.43%
1987 0.2018 −0.0049 −2.38%
1986 0.2067 −0.005 −2.36%
1985 0.2117 −0.0051 −2.35%
1984 0.2167 −0.0039 −1.79%
1983 0.2207 −0.0059 −2.62%
1982 0.2266 −0.0049 −2.11%
1981 0.2315 −0.0054 −2.29%
1980 0.2369 −0.0066 −2.71%
1979 0.2435 −0.0054 −2.18%
1978 0.2489 −0.004 −1.56%
1977 0.2529 −0.006 −2.33%
1976 0.2589 −0.0058 −2.19%
1975 0.2647 −0.0058 −2.13%
1974 0.2705 −0.0055 −2%
1973 0.276 −0.0048 −1.7%
1972 0.2808 −0.0055 −1.91%
1971 0.2863 −0.0079 −2.68%
1970 0.2941 −0.0055 −1.84%
1969 0.2996 −0.0066 −2.15%
1968 0.3062 −0.0061 −1.95%
1967 0.3123 −0.0044 −1.39%
1966 0.3167 −0.0061 −1.89%
1965 0.3228 −0.0063 −1.93%
1964 0.3291 −0.0072 −2.15%
1963 0.3364 −0.0063 −1.84%
1962 0.3427 −0.0062 −1.78%
1961 0.3489

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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