Americas vs India: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Americas
- India
How they compare
Americas currently reports 347,983 1000 ha against 153,810 1000 ha in India, a difference of 194,173 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.3 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and India ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310,243 1000 ha | 158,300 1000 ha | 151,944 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 333,658 1000 ha | 161,600 1000 ha | 172,059 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 354,643 1000 ha | 163,126 1000 ha | 191,518 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 348,066 1000 ha | 162,334 1000 ha | 185,732 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 342,809 1000 ha | 159,506 1000 ha | 183,303 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 343,639 1000 ha | 156,586 1000 ha | 187,054 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 348,220 1000 ha | 154,265 1000 ha | 193,955 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Americas or India?
- Americas, at 347,983 1000 ha against 153,810 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Americas and India?
- 194,173 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and India rank globally for arable land — area?
- Americas ranks 3rd 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.