Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in India
India: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
48th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in India is 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places India 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 45 Benin 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Guinea 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 American Samoa 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Israel 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Palau 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in India?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in India was 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does India rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.