Land use hidden — Other areas in India
India: Land use hidden — Other areas was 457,888 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in India, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
India recorded 457,888 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in India peaked at 1.22 million Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 457,888 Square kilometres, in 2023.
India ranks 18th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in India, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.22 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 million Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.21 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.21 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.20 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.20 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.20 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.19 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.20 million Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.19 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.20 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.19 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.19 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.18 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.18 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.18 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.17 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.17 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.17 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.16 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.16 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.16 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 519,680 Square kilometres | -55.1% |
| 1991 | 514,297 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 513,454 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 509,031 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 506,288 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 506,095 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 506,002 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 498,429 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 495,846 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 490,723 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 487,530 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 490,505 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 487,870 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 489,075 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 485,910 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 486,495 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 486,790 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 487,745 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 484,470 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 479,455 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 482,500 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 478,866 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 476,482 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 473,258 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 470,294 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 468,160 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 466,470 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 467,230 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 465,760 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 463,800 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 466,310 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 463,507 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 460,693 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 457,888 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 457,888 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,008 Square kilometres, 10.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 457,888 Square kilometres is above the median for South Asia, which is 13,956 Square kilometres, 32.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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 | -55.1% | 1.16 million Square kilometres | 519,680 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.20 million Square kilometres | 1.19 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 million Square kilometres | 1.17 million Square kilometres | 1.20 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million Square kilometres | 1.16 million Square kilometres | 1.17 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 505,984 Square kilometres | 490,723 Square kilometres | 519,680 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 486,584 Square kilometres | 479,455 Square kilometres | 490,505 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 471,282 Square kilometres | 463,800 Square kilometres | 482,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 462,100 Square kilometres | 457,888 Square kilometres | 466,310 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 15 Mali 654,435 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Micronesia 4.9 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Sudan 562,919 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 521,619 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Chile 450,062 Square kilometres compare
- 20 Indonesia 438,168 Square kilometres compare
- 21 Greenland 408,017 Square kilometres 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 in India?
- Land use hidden — other areas in India was 457,888 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,888 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does India rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- India ranks 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata