India vs South America: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- India
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 501,085 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India, a difference of 322,865 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.8 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
India ranks 10th and South America ranks 12th of 237 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,997 1000 ha | 461,728 1000 ha | 284,731 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 179,195 1000 ha | 502,583 1000 ha | 323,388 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 181,002 1000 ha | 542,371 1000 ha | 361,368 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 181,139 1000 ha | 539,735 1000 ha | 358,597 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 180,212 1000 ha | 539,816 1000 ha | 359,603 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 179,496 1000 ha | 538,805 1000 ha | 359,308 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 178,484 1000 ha | 501,338 1000 ha | 322,855 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, India or South America?
- South America, at 501,085 1000 ha against 178,220 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between India and South America?
- 322,865 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and South America rank globally for agriculture — area?
- India ranks 10th and South America ranks 12th 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
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.