Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in India
India: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0001 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in India peaked at 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
India ranks 150th of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0001 Square kilometres per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 147 Grenada 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 148 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 149 Malaysia 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 151 Barbados 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 152 Mauritius 0.0001 Square kilometres per person compare
- 153 French Polynesia 0.0001 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in India?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in India was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does India rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- India ranks 150th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.