Country area — Area in India
India: Country area — Area was 328,726 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
India recorded 328,726 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in India peaked at 328,726 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 328,726 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places India 10th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 328,726 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Brazil 851,042 1000 ha compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 800,897 1000 ha compare
- 9 Australia 774,122 1000 ha compare
- 11 Argentina 278,040 1000 ha compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 272,490 1000 ha compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 250,581 1000 ha compare
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 — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in India?
- Country area — area in India was 328,726 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 328,726 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 328,726 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does India rank for country area — area?
- India ranks 10th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Country area — Area. 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.