Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in India
India: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 1,257 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in India, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in India stood at 1,257 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in India peaked at 1,257 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,215 1000 ha, in 1995.
India ranks 47th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,217 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,217 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,217 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,215 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,216 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,217 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,218 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,219 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,224 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,224 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,225 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,230 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,232 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,234 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,238 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,241 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,243 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,246 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,249 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,252 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,253 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,252 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,252 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,253 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,252 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,254 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,255 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,255 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,256 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,257 1000 ha | +0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,257 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.47 1000 ha, 148.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 1,257 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 18.68 1000 ha, 67.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,217 1000 ha | 1,215 1000 ha | 1,219 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,232 1000 ha | 1,224 1000 ha | 1,243 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,252 1000 ha | 1,246 1000 ha | 1,255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,256 1000 ha | 1,255 1000 ha | 1,257 1000 ha | 3 |
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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in India?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in India was 1,257 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,257 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,215 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does India rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- India ranks 47th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.