Asia vs India: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Asia
- India
How they compare
Asia currently reports 577,168 1000 ha against 168,010 1000 ha in India, a difference of 409,158 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 3.4 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 450,320 1000 ha | 162,838 1000 ha | 287,482 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 461,276 1000 ha | 166,478 1000 ha | 294,797 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 493,994 1000 ha | 169,106 1000 ha | 324,888 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 554,498 1000 ha | 170,060 1000 ha | 384,438 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 567,617 1000 ha | 169,713 1000 ha | 397,903 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 573,762 1000 ha | 169,193 1000 ha | 404,570 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 575,660 1000 ha | 168,150 1000 ha | 407,510 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Asia or India?
- Asia, at 577,168 1000 ha against 168,010 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Asia and India?
- 409,158 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and India rank globally for cropland — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd 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.