Agricultural land in India
Agricultural land made up 59.9% of the land area of India in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1972.
India, 2024
59.9%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
46.1%
Position in 2024
41st of 208
Agricultural land in India over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.9% | – |
| 2023 | 60.1% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 60.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 60.4%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, India has the 41st highest value.
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Healthy diet unaffordable
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Pesticide use
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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