Americas vs India: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Americas
- India
How they compare
Americas currently reports 377,860 1000 ha against 168,010 1000 ha in India, a difference of 209,850 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.2 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 | 328,065 1000 ha | 162,838 1000 ha | 165,227 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 353,206 1000 ha | 166,478 1000 ha | 186,728 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 377,233 1000 ha | 169,106 1000 ha | 208,127 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 371,111 1000 ha | 170,060 1000 ha | 201,051 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 368,940 1000 ha | 169,713 1000 ha | 199,226 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 369,965 1000 ha | 169,193 1000 ha | 200,772 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 377,687 1000 ha | 168,150 1000 ha | 209,537 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Americas or India?
- Americas, at 377,860 1000 ha against 168,010 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Americas and India?
- 209,850 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 cropland — 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 Cropland — 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.