Other land — Area in India
India: Other land — Area was 46,446 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
India recorded 46,446 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in India peaked at 51,968 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46,181 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places India 23rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,598 1000 ha | 49,072 1000 ha | 51,968 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,658 1000 ha | 47,946 1000 ha | 49,050 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,098 1000 ha | 46,261 1000 ha | 48,250 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,354 1000 ha | 46,181 1000 ha | 46,482 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in India?
- Other land — area in India was 46,446 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 51,968 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,181 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does India rank for other land — area?
- India ranks 23rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.