Europe vs India: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Europe
- India
How they compare
Europe currently reports 460,603 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India, a difference of 282,383 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.6 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 14th and India ranks 12th of 32 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 780,921 1000 ha | 176,997 1000 ha | 603,924 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 779,284 1000 ha | 179,195 1000 ha | 600,089 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 779,076 1000 ha | 181,002 1000 ha | 598,074 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 547,627 1000 ha | 181,139 1000 ha | 366,488 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 475,564 1000 ha | 180,212 1000 ha | 295,352 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 466,904 1000 ha | 179,496 1000 ha | 287,408 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 463,567 1000 ha | 178,484 1000 ha | 285,084 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Europe or India?
- Europe, at 460,603 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Europe and India?
- 282,383 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Europe and India rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Europe ranks 14th and India ranks 12th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — 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.