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Surface area — India

Surface area in India in 2023 — 3,287,260 km². Ranked 7 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 3.29M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 7of 215
Period maximum 3.29M km²1961
Period minimum 3.29M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — India, 1961–20232.8M3M3.2M3.4M3.6M3.8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3,287,260 km²1963: 3,287,260 km²1965: 3,287,260 km²1967: 3,287,260 km²1969: 3,287,260 km²1971: 3,287,260 km²1973: 3,287,260 km²1975: 3,287,260 km²1977: 3,287,260 km²1979: 3,287,260 km²1981: 3,287,260 km²1983: 3,287,260 km²1985: 3,287,260 km²1987: 3,287,260 km²1989: 3,287,260 km²1991: 3,287,260 km²1993: 3,287,260 km²1995: 3,287,260 km²1997: 3,287,260 km²1999: 3,287,260 km²2001: 3,287,260 km²2003: 3,287,260 km²2005: 3,287,260 km²2007: 3,287,260 km²2009: 3,287,260 km²2011: 3,287,260 km²2013: 3,287,260 km²2015: 3,287,260 km²2017: 3,287,260 km²2019: 3,287,260 km²2021: 3,287,260 km²2023: 3,287,260 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

India 3.29M km²
World 141M km²
South Asia 3.69M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.88M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 3.29M +0 +0%
2022 3.29M +0 +0%
2021 3.29M +0 +0%
2020 3.29M +0 +0%
2019 3.29M +0 +0%
2018 3.29M +0 +0%
2017 3.29M +0 +0%
2016 3.29M +0 +0%
2015 3.29M +0 +0%
2014 3.29M +0 +0%
2013 3.29M +0 +0%
2012 3.29M +0 +0%
2011 3.29M +0 +0%
2010 3.29M +0 +0%
2009 3.29M +0 +0%
2008 3.29M +0 +0%
2007 3.29M +0 +0%
2006 3.29M +0 +0%
2005 3.29M +0 +0%
2004 3.29M +0 +0%
2003 3.29M +0 +0%
2002 3.29M +0 +0%
2001 3.29M +0 +0%
2000 3.29M +0 +0%
1999 3.29M +0 +0%
1998 3.29M +0 +0%
1997 3.29M +0 +0%
1996 3.29M +0 +0%
1995 3.29M +0 +0%
1994 3.29M +0 +0%
1993 3.29M +0 +0%
1992 3.29M +0 +0%
1991 3.29M +0 +0%
1990 3.29M +0 +0%
1989 3.29M +0 +0%
1988 3.29M +0 +0%
1987 3.29M +0 +0%
1986 3.29M +0 +0%
1985 3.29M +0 +0%
1984 3.29M +0 +0%
1983 3.29M +0 +0%
1982 3.29M +0 +0%
1981 3.29M +0 +0%
1980 3.29M +0 +0%
1979 3.29M +0 +0%
1978 3.29M +0 +0%
1977 3.29M +0 +0%
1976 3.29M +0 +0%
1975 3.29M +0 +0%
1974 3.29M +0 +0%
1973 3.29M +0 +0%
1972 3.29M +0 +0%
1971 3.29M +0 +0%
1970 3.29M +0 +0%
1969 3.29M +0 +0%
1968 3.29M +0 +0%
1967 3.29M +0 +0%
1966 3.29M +0 +0%
1965 3.29M +0 +0%
1964 3.29M +0 +0%
1963 3.29M +0 +0%
1962 3.29M +0 +0%
1961 3.29M — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 3.29M IR Iran 1.75M PK Pakistan 796,100 AF Afghanistan 652,870 BD Bangladesh 147,570 NP Nepal 147,180 LK Sri Lanka 65,610 BT Bhutan 38,390 MV Maldives 300
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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