Afghanistan vs India: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 59.94 % against 58.39 % in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.55 %.
Across all 64 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and India ranks 39th of 220 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.11 % | 59.53 % | 1.42 % | India |
| 1970s | 58.33 % | 60.27 % | 1.94 % | India |
| 1980s | 58.34 % | 60.88 % | 2.54 % | India |
| 1990s | 58.08 % | 60.92 % | 2.85 % | India |
| 2000s | 58.07 % | 60.61 % | 2.54 % | India |
| 2010s | 58.15 % | 60.37 % | 2.22 % | India |
| 2020s | 58.54 % | 60.03 % | 1.49 % | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Afghanistan or India?
- India, at 59.94 % against 58.39 % in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Afghanistan and India?
- 1.55 %, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd and India ranks 39th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.