Africa vs India: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 266,831 1000 ha against 153,810 1000 ha in India, a difference of 113,021 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Africa ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,381 1000 ha | 158,300 1000 ha | 1,919 1000 ha | India |
| 1970s | 165,552 1000 ha | 161,600 1000 ha | 3,952 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 173,942 1000 ha | 163,126 1000 ha | 10,816 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 194,902 1000 ha | 162,334 1000 ha | 32,568 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 217,445 1000 ha | 159,506 1000 ha | 57,939 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 249,862 1000 ha | 156,586 1000 ha | 93,277 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 264,047 1000 ha | 154,265 1000 ha | 109,782 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 266,831 1000 ha against 153,810 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Africa and India?
- 113,021 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for arable land — area?
- Africa ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.