India vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- India
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 628,590 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India, a difference of 450,370 1000 ha.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 3.5 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
India ranks 10th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,997 1000 ha | 583,328 1000 ha | 406,331 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1970s | 179,195 1000 ha | 626,192 1000 ha | 446,997 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 181,002 1000 ha | 671,607 1000 ha | 490,604 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 181,139 1000 ha | 675,803 1000 ha | 494,664 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 180,212 1000 ha | 675,615 1000 ha | 495,402 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 179,496 1000 ha | 667,282 1000 ha | 487,786 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 178,484 1000 ha | 629,970 1000 ha | 451,486 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, India or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 628,590 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between India and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 450,370 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for agriculture — area?
- India ranks 10th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- 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.