Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — India

Land under cereal production in India in 2024 — 107,673,781 ha. Ranked 1 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 16.7%.

2024 108M ha +3.82% vs 2023
World rank 1of 79
Period maximum 108M ha2024
Period minimum 92.24M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — India, 1961–202490M95M100M105M110M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 92,239,016 ha1963: 93,571,016 ha1965: 93,277,016 ha1967: 96,062,008 ha1969: 100,872,596 ha1971: 99,673,104 ha1973: 103,788,908 ha1975: 101,366,908 ha1977: 103,723,620 ha1979: 103,473,312 ha1981: 105,508,300 ha1983: 106,613,208 ha1985: 104,056,596 ha1987: 98,573,604 ha1989: 104,055,700 ha1991: 101,122,704 ha1993: 99,489,000 ha1995: 99,552,300 ha1997: 100,356,000 ha1999: 101,453,200 ha2001: 99,639,400 ha2003: 98,482,200 ha2005: 98,413,000 ha2007: 100,582,300 ha2009: 98,015,459 ha2011: 101,128,621 ha2013: 98,154,233 ha2015: 99,865,257 ha2017: 99,009,594 ha2019: 95,448,166 ha2021: 100,777,969 ha2023: 103,715,108 ha2024: 107,673,781 ha
Change over the period: +15.43M (+16.73%) Average annual rate: 0.25 %

Comparison, 2024

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

India 108M ha
World 416M ha
South Asia 120M ha
Land under cereal production — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 108M +3.96M +3.82%
2023 104M +4.45M +4.49%
2022 99.26M −1.52M −1.5%
2021 101M +86,089 +0.09%
2020 101M +5.24M +5.49%
2019 95.45M −1.7M −1.75%
2018 97.15M −1.86M −1.88%
2017 99.01M −248,917 −0.25%
2016 99.26M −606,746 −0.61%
2015 99.87M −14,206 −0.01%
2014 99.88M +1.73M +1.76%
2013 98.15M +619,544 +0.64%
2012 97.53M −3.59M −3.55%
2011 101M +2.13M +2.15%
2010 99M +982,787 +1%
2009 98.02M −1.99M −1.99%
2008 100M −572,500 −0.57%
2007 101M +1.43M +1.44%
2006 99.15M +740,500 +0.75%
2005 98.41M +1.2M +1.24%
2004 97.21M −1.27M −1.29%
2003 98.48M +2.65M +2.76%
2002 95.83M −3.81M −3.82%
2001 99.64M −3.53M −3.42%
2000 103M +1.72M +1.69%
1999 101M +487,100 +0.48%
1998 101M +610,100 +0.61%
1997 100M +605,300 +0.61%
1996 99.75M +198,400 +0.2%
1995 99.55M −752,800 −0.75%
1994 100M +816,100 +0.82%
1993 99.49M +860,196 +0.87%
1992 98.63M −2.49M −2.47%
1991 101M −1.41M −1.38%
1990 103M −1.52M −1.46%
1989 104M +512,984 +0.5%
1988 104M +4.97M +5.04%
1987 98.57M −5.48M −5.26%
1986 104M −7,384 −0.01%
1985 104M −1.12M −1.06%
1984 105M −1.44M −1.35%
1983 107M +5.53M +5.47%
1982 101M −4.42M −4.19%
1981 106M +1.44M +1.38%
1980 104M +593,688 +0.57%
1979 103M −866,692 −0.83%
1978 104M +616,384 +0.59%
1977 104M +2.26M +2.23%
1976 101M +98,212 +0.1%
1975 101M +1.98M +1.99%
1974 99.39M −4.4M −4.24%
1973 104M +5.75M +5.86%
1972 98.04M −1.63M −1.63%
1971 99.67M −703,900 −0.7%
1970 100M −495,592 −0.49%
1969 101M +2.05M +2.07%
1968 98.82M +2.76M +2.87%
1967 96.06M +3.33M +3.59%
1966 92.73M −547,200 −0.59%
1965 93.28M −1.03M −1.09%
1964 94.31M +734,992 +0.79%
1963 93.57M −280,992 −0.3%
1962 93.85M +1.61M +1.75%
1961 92.24M

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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