India vs United States of America: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- India
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 421,540 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India, a difference of 243,320 1000 ha.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.4 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
India ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 13th of 220 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,997 1000 ha | 438,881 1000 ha | 261,884 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1970s | 179,195 1000 ha | 432,062 1000 ha | 252,867 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1980s | 181,002 1000 ha | 429,416 1000 ha | 248,414 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 1990s | 181,139 1000 ha | 420,322 1000 ha | 239,183 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2000s | 180,212 1000 ha | 413,889 1000 ha | 233,677 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2010s | 179,496 1000 ha | 424,159 1000 ha | 244,663 1000 ha | United States of America |
| 2020s | 178,484 1000 ha | 422,224 1000 ha | 243,741 1000 ha | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, India or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 421,540 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between India and United States of America?
- 243,320 1000 ha, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and United States of America rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- India ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 13th of 220 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.