Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in India
India: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0558 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Ukraine 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Burundi 0.0579 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Uganda 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Togo 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Nigeria 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Haiti 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in India?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in India was 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.