India vs United States: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 153,810 1000 ha against 151,553 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 2,257 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 248 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158,300 1000 ha | 179,189 1000 ha | 20,889 1000 ha | United States |
| 1970s | 161,600 1000 ha | 187,495 1000 ha | 25,895 1000 ha | United States |
| 1980s | 163,126 1000 ha | 187,352 1000 ha | 24,226 1000 ha | United States |
| 1990s | 162,334 1000 ha | 181,035 1000 ha | 18,701 1000 ha | United States |
| 2000s | 159,506 1000 ha | 167,481 1000 ha | 7,975 1000 ha | United States |
| 2010s | 156,586 1000 ha | 156,244 1000 ha | 341.8 1000 ha | India |
| 2020s | 154,265 1000 ha | 152,257 1000 ha | 2,008 1000 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, India or United States?
- India, at 153,810 1000 ha against 151,553 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between India and United States?
- 2,257 1000 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and United States rank globally for arable land — area?
- India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 248 countries.
- 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.