Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in India
India: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in India is 0.0003 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in India peaked at 0.0027 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
India ranks 164th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -56.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0005 Square kilometres per person, 69% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -56.1% | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 161 Liberia 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 162 Mozambique 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 163 Dominica 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 165 Gibraltar 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 166 Comoros 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 167 Rwanda 0.0002 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 — other areas, per capita in India?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in India was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does India rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- India ranks 164th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.