Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in India
India: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 7.97 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in India stood at 7.97 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in India peaked at 7.97 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.26 %, in 1967.
India ranks 110th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.96 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.23 % | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 2.6 % | -19.5% |
| 1964 | 2.48 % | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 2.38 % | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 2.33 % | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.26 % | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.39 % | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 2.46 % | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 2.54 % | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.66 % | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 2.62 % | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.66 % | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.69 % | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.73 % | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.9 % | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 2.85 % | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.88 % | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.96 % | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.06 % | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.14 % | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.26 % | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 3.35 % | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 3.26 % | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.35 % | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.55 % | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.57 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.54 % | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.61 % | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.8 % | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 3.84 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.19 % | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 4.21 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.32 % | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.51 % | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 4.68 % | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4.73 % | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.78 % | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.96 % | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.13 % | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.59 % | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 5.71 % | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.12 % | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3 % | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.45 % | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6 % | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.87 % | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.1 % | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 7.21 % | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.83 % | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.94 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.09 % | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.31 % | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.47 % | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.69 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.84 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.93 % | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 7.97 % | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 7.97 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.07 %, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 7.97 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.89 %, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.57 % | 2.26 % | 3.23 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.72 % | 2.54 % | 2.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 % | 2.96 % | 3.57 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.27 % | 3.61 % | 4.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.67 % | 4.8 % | 6.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.02 % | 6.8 % | 7.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 % | 7.47 % | 7.97 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in India?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in India was 7.97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 % in 1967.
- How does India rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- India ranks 110th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.