Europe vs India: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Europe
- India
How they compare
Europe currently reports 270,153 1000 ha against 153,810 1000 ha in India, a difference of 116,343 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.8 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 365,824 1000 ha | 158,300 1000 ha | 207,524 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 354,539 1000 ha | 161,600 1000 ha | 192,939 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 352,254 1000 ha | 163,126 1000 ha | 189,128 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 304,929 1000 ha | 162,334 1000 ha | 142,596 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 279,193 1000 ha | 159,506 1000 ha | 119,687 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 273,882 1000 ha | 156,586 1000 ha | 117,297 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 270,888 1000 ha | 154,265 1000 ha | 116,623 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Europe or India?
- Europe, at 270,153 1000 ha against 153,810 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Europe and India?
- 116,343 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Europe and India rank globally for arable land — area?
- Europe ranks 5th 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.