India vs OECD: Land use hidden — Cropland

India
1.68 million Square kilometres
in 2023
OECD
3.90 million Square kilometres
in 2023
India rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Land use hidden — Cropland over time

  • India
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 3.90 million Square kilometres against 1.68 million Square kilometres in India, a difference of 2.22 million Square kilometres.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.3 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 193 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 1.63 million Square kilometres 4.15 million Square kilometres 2.52 million Square kilometres OECD
1970s 1.66 million Square kilometres 4.18 million Square kilometres 2.51 million Square kilometres OECD
1980s 1.69 million Square kilometres 4.22 million Square kilometres 2.53 million Square kilometres OECD
1990s 1.70 million Square kilometres 4.19 million Square kilometres 2.49 million Square kilometres OECD
2000s 1.70 million Square kilometres 4.10 million Square kilometres 2.40 million Square kilometres OECD
2010s 1.69 million Square kilometres 3.95 million Square kilometres 2.26 million Square kilometres OECD
2020s 1.68 million Square kilometres 3.92 million Square kilometres 2.24 million Square kilometres OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, India or OECD?
OECD, at 3.90 million Square kilometres against 1.68 million Square kilometres in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland between India and OECD?
2.22 million Square kilometres, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and OECD rank globally for land use hidden — cropland?
India ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
220 places, 12,854 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata