Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in India
India: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0021 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0021 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
163rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0021 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in India stood at 0.0021 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in India peaked at 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
India ranks 163rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0021 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0021 Square kilometres per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0024 Square kilometres per person, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 160 Haiti 0.0024 Square kilometres per person compare
- 161 Israel 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 162 Comoros 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 164 Burundi 0.0019 Square kilometres per person compare
- 165 San Marino 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 166 Lebanon 0.0018 Square kilometres per person 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in India?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in India was 0.0021 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does India rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- India ranks 163rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.