India Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- India arable land for 2021 was 154,447,948, a 0% increase from 2020.
- India arable land for 2020 was 154,447,948, a 0.59% decline from 2019.
- India arable land for 2019 was 155,369,076, a 0.07% decline from 2018.
- India arable land for 2018 was 155,477,911, a 0.27% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
154,447,948 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
| Moldova |
1,711,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| India Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
154,447,948 |
0.11 |
51.95% |
| 2020 |
154,447,948 |
0.11 |
51.95% |
| 2019 |
155,369,076 |
0.11 |
52.26% |
| 2018 |
155,477,911 |
0.11 |
52.29% |
| 2017 |
155,895,136 |
0.12 |
52.43% |
| 2016 |
156,317,000 |
0.12 |
52.58% |
| 2015 |
156,413,000 |
0.12 |
52.61% |
| 2014 |
156,463,000 |
0.12 |
52.62% |
| 2013 |
156,442,000 |
0.12 |
52.62% |
| 2012 |
156,546,000 |
0.12 |
52.65% |
| 2011 |
156,979,000 |
0.12 |
52.80% |
| 2010 |
157,009,000 |
0.13 |
52.81% |
| 2009 |
157,924,000 |
0.13 |
53.12% |
| 2008 |
157,995,000 |
0.13 |
53.14% |
| 2007 |
158,022,000 |
0.13 |
53.15% |
| 2006 |
158,662,000 |
0.14 |
53.36% |
| 2005 |
159,444,000 |
0.14 |
53.63% |
| 2004 |
159,681,000 |
0.14 |
53.71% |
| 2003 |
159,799,000 |
0.14 |
53.75% |
| 2002 |
160,432,000 |
0.15 |
53.96% |
| 2001 |
160,325,000 |
0.15 |
53.92% |
| 2000 |
160,930,000 |
0.15 |
54.13% |
| 1999 |
160,975,000 |
0.15 |
54.14% |
| 1998 |
161,409,000 |
0.16 |
54.29% |
| 1997 |
161,601,000 |
0.16 |
54.35% |
| 1996 |
161,025,000 |
0.16 |
54.16% |
| 1995 |
161,911,000 |
0.17 |
54.46% |
| 1994 |
162,525,000 |
0.17 |
54.66% |
| 1993 |
162,586,000 |
0.18 |
54.68% |
| 1992 |
162,706,000 |
0.18 |
54.72% |
| 1991 |
163,182,000 |
0.18 |
54.88% |
| 1990 |
163,459,000 |
0.19 |
54.98% |
| 1989 |
163,476,000 |
0.19 |
54.98% |
| 1988 |
162,868,000 |
0.20 |
54.78% |
| 1987 |
163,205,000 |
0.20 |
54.89% |
| 1986 |
163,409,000 |
0.20 |
54.96% |
| 1985 |
163,540,000 |
0.21 |
55.00% |
| 1984 |
163,618,000 |
0.21 |
55.03% |
| 1983 |
162,732,000 |
0.22 |
54.73% |
| 1982 |
163,246,000 |
0.22 |
54.91% |
| 1981 |
162,912,000 |
0.23 |
54.79% |
| 1980 |
162,854,000 |
0.23 |
54.77% |
| 1979 |
163,444,000 |
0.24 |
54.97% |
| 1978 |
163,239,000 |
0.25 |
54.90% |
| 1977 |
162,059,000 |
0.25 |
54.51% |
| 1976 |
162,057,000 |
0.25 |
54.51% |
| 1975 |
161,838,000 |
0.26 |
54.43% |
| 1974 |
161,501,000 |
0.26 |
54.32% |
| 1973 |
161,044,000 |
0.27 |
54.17% |
| 1972 |
160,186,000 |
0.27 |
53.88% |
| 1971 |
159,756,000 |
0.28 |
53.73% |
| 1970 |
160,560,000 |
0.29 |
54.00% |
| 1969 |
159,976,000 |
0.29 |
53.81% |
| 1968 |
160,069,000 |
0.30 |
53.84% |
| 1967 |
159,780,000 |
0.31 |
53.74% |
| 1966 |
158,590,000 |
0.31 |
53.34% |
| 1965 |
158,216,000 |
0.32 |
53.21% |
| 1964 |
157,732,000 |
0.32 |
53.05% |
| 1963 |
157,470,000 |
0.33 |
52.96% |
| 1962 |
156,700,000 |
0.34 |
52.70% |
| 1961 |
155,806,000 |
0.34 |
52.40% |
