Americas vs India: Arable land — Area

Americas
347,983 1000 ha
in 2024
India
153,810 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
India rank
3rd

Arable land — Area over time

  • Americas
  • India
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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

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.