Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in India
India: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 86.3 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in India is 86.3 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in India peaked at 90.4 % in 1979 and was at its lowest, 86.3 %, in 2024.
That places India 12th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.43 % | 88.79 % | 90.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.18 % | 89.88 % | 90.4 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.12 % | 89.93 % | 90.32 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.62 % | 89.21 % | 90.16 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.51 % | 87.65 % | 89.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.23 % | 86.89 % | 87.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.43 % | 86.3 % | 86.66 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in India?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in India was 86.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4 % in 1979.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3 % in 2024.
- How does India rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- India ranks 12th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.