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Agricultural land in India

Agricultural land in India was 59.9% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 42nd highest of 224 countries in 2024.

202459.9% Estimated
Change on 2023-0.1 pts
Rank42nd of 224Countries ranked
Series high61.11991
Series low58.81961

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Agricultural land in India, 1961 to 2024

58.55959.56060.56161.519611971198119912001201120241961: 58.8 %1962: 59.4 %1963: 59.3 %1964: 59.4 %1965: 59.6 %1966: 59.7 %1967: 59.8 %1968: 60 %1969: 59.8 %1970: 59.9 %1971: 59.8 %1972: 59.9 %1973: 60.1 %1974: 60.3 %1975: 60.4 %1976: 60.4 %1977: 60.4 %1978: 60.7 %1979: 60.7 %1980: 60.6 %1981: 60.7 %1982: 60.8 %1983: 60.7 %1984: 61 %1985: 61 %1986: 60.9 %1987: 61.1 %1988: 60.9 %1989: 61.1 %1990: 61 %1991: 61.1 %1992: 61 %1993: 61 %1994: 61 %1995: 60.9 %1996: 60.7 %1997: 60.9 %1998: 60.8 %1999: 60.9 %2000: 60.9 %2001: 60.7 %2002: 60.7 %2003: 60.6 %2004: 60.7 %2005: 60.6 %2006: 60.5 %2007: 60.4 %2008: 60.5 %2009: 60.6 %2010: 60.4 %2011: 60.4 %2012: 60.4 %2013: 60.4 %2014: 60.5 %2015: 60.4 %2016: 60.4 %2017: 60.3 %2018: 60.2 %2019: 60.2 %2020: 60.1 %2021: 60.1 %2022: 60.1 %2023: 60.1 %2024: 59.9 %585960616219611983200520241961: 58.8 %1962: 59.4 %1963: 59.3 %1964: 59.4 %1965: 59.6 %1966: 59.7 %1967: 59.8 %1968: 60 %1969: 59.8 %1970: 59.9 %1971: 59.8 %1972: 59.9 %1973: 60.1 %1974: 60.3 %1975: 60.4 %1976: 60.4 %1977: 60.4 %1978: 60.7 %1979: 60.7 %1980: 60.6 %1981: 60.7 %1982: 60.8 %1983: 60.7 %1984: 61 %1985: 61 %1986: 60.9 %1987: 61.1 %1988: 60.9 %1989: 61.1 %1990: 61 %1991: 61.1 %1992: 61 %1993: 61 %1994: 61 %1995: 60.9 %1996: 60.7 %1997: 60.9 %1998: 60.8 %1999: 60.9 %2000: 60.9 %2001: 60.7 %2002: 60.7 %2003: 60.6 %2004: 60.7 %2005: 60.6 %2006: 60.5 %2007: 60.4 %2008: 60.5 %2009: 60.6 %2010: 60.4 %2011: 60.4 %2012: 60.4 %2013: 60.4 %2014: 60.5 %2015: 60.4 %2016: 60.4 %2017: 60.3 %2018: 60.2 %2019: 60.2 %2020: 60.1 %2021: 60.1 %2022: 60.1 %2023: 60.1 %2024: 59.9 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202459.9 Estimated
202360.1 Estimated
202260.1 Estimated
202160.1 Estimated
202060.1 Estimated
201960.2 Estimated
201860.2 Estimated
201760.3 Estimated
201660.4 Estimated
201560.4 Estimated
201460.5 Estimated
201360.4 Estimated
201260.4 Estimated
201160.4 Estimated
201060.4 Estimated
200960.6 Estimated
200860.5 Estimated
200760.4 Estimated
200660.5 Estimated
200560.6 Estimated
200460.7 Estimated
200360.6 Estimated
200260.7 Estimated
200160.7 Estimated
200060.9 Estimated
199960.9 Estimated
199860.8 Estimated
199760.9 Estimated
199660.7 Estimated
199560.9 Estimated
199461 Estimated
199361 Estimated
199261 Estimated
199161.1 Estimated
199061 Estimated
198961.1 Estimated
198860.9 Estimated
198761.1 Estimated
198660.9 Estimated
198561 Estimated
198461 Estimated
198360.7 Estimated
198260.8 Estimated
198160.7 Estimated
198060.6 Estimated
197960.7 Estimated
197860.7 Estimated
197760.4 Estimated
197660.4 Estimated
197560.4 Estimated
197460.3 Estimated
197360.1 Estimated
197259.9 Estimated
197159.8 Estimated
197059.9 Estimated
196959.8 Estimated
196860 Estimated
196759.8 Estimated
196659.7 Estimated
196559.6 Estimated
196459.4 Estimated
196359.3 Estimated
196259.4 Estimated
196158.8 Estimated

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, India, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, India, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/india. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, India, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/india.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, India, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/india (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, India, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/india. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in India?

Agricultural land in India was 59.9% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 42nd highest of 224 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in India?

61.1% in 1991, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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