Europe vs India: Country area — Area

Europe
2.35 million 1000 ha
in 2024
India
328,726 1000 ha
in 2024
Europe rank
7th
India rank
10th

Country area — Area over time

  • Europe
  • India
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 2.35 million 1000 ha against 328,726 1000 ha in India, a difference of 2.02 million 1000 ha.

That makes Europe's figure about 7.1 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 7th and India ranks 10th 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 2.74 million 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 2.41 million 1000 ha Europe
1970s 2.74 million 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 2.41 million 1000 ha Europe
1980s 2.74 million 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 2.41 million 1000 ha Europe
1990s 2.39 million 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 2.06 million 1000 ha Europe
2000s 2.31 million 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 1.98 million 1000 ha Europe
2010s 2.33 million 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 2.00 million 1000 ha Europe
2020s 2.35 million 1000 ha 328,726 1000 ha 2.02 million 1000 ha Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Europe or India?
Europe, at 2.35 million 1000 ha against 328,726 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Europe and India?
2.02 million 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 country area — area?
Europe ranks 7th and India ranks 10th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 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.