Eastern Asia vs India: Agricultural land — Area

Eastern Asia
508,590 1000 ha
in 2024
India
178,220 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
11th
India rank
10th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • India
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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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.