India Arable Land 1960-2024

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 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
India Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2022 0 0.00 0.00%
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%
1960 0 0.00 0.00%