India vs Northern America: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- India
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 478,582 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India, a difference of 300,362 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.7 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
India ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,997 1000 ha | 502,183 1000 ha | 325,186 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 179,195 1000 ha | 495,194 1000 ha | 315,999 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 181,002 1000 ha | 490,823 1000 ha | 309,821 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 181,139 1000 ha | 481,893 1000 ha | 300,754 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 180,212 1000 ha | 475,031 1000 ha | 294,819 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 179,496 1000 ha | 482,303 1000 ha | 302,807 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 178,484 1000 ha | 479,441 1000 ha | 300,958 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, India or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 478,582 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between India and Northern America?
- 300,362 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Northern America rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- India ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 6th of 216 countries.
- 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.