Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in India
India: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in India stood at 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 3rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Bangladesh 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Pakistan 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Greece 0.0155 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0361 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 9.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in India?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in India was 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 3rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — 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
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.