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.
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 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 68.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.04 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 22.39 % 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