Eastern Asia vs India: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Eastern Asia
- India
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 508,590 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India, a difference of 330,370 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.9 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia ranks 11th and India ranks 10th of 36 groups.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 575,425 1000 ha | 176,997 1000 ha | 398,428 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1970s | 565,790 1000 ha | 179,195 1000 ha | 386,595 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 567,989 1000 ha | 181,002 1000 ha | 386,986 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 573,076 1000 ha | 181,139 1000 ha | 391,937 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 561,208 1000 ha | 180,212 1000 ha | 380,995 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 531,079 1000 ha | 179,496 1000 ha | 351,583 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 511,613 1000 ha | 178,484 1000 ha | 333,130 1000 ha | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Eastern Asia or India?
- Eastern Asia, at 508,590 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Eastern Asia and India?
- 330,370 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and India rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 11th and India ranks 10th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.