India vs Saudi Arabia: Agriculture — Area

India
178,220 1000 ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
175,590 1000 ha
in 2024
India rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
11th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • India
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 178,220 1000 ha against 175,590 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2,630 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 237 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 176,997 1000 ha 86,264 1000 ha 90,732 1000 ha India
1970s 179,195 1000 ha 86,662 1000 ha 92,534 1000 ha India
1980s 181,002 1000 ha 98,054 1000 ha 82,948 1000 ha India
1990s 181,139 1000 ha 143,539 1000 ha 37,599 1000 ha India
2000s 180,212 1000 ha 173,778 1000 ha 6,434 1000 ha India
2010s 179,496 1000 ha 173,658 1000 ha 5,838 1000 ha India
2020s 178,484 1000 ha 174,140 1000 ha 4,344 1000 ha India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, India or Saudi Arabia?
India, at 178,220 1000 ha against 175,590 1000 ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between India and Saudi Arabia?
2,630 1000 ha, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for agriculture — area?
India ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 237 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

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.