Afghanistan vs India: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
58.44 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
India
60.06 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
42nd
India rank
39th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 60.06 hectares per square kilometre against 58.44 hectares per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.62 hectares per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and India ranks 39th of 209 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.11 hectares per square kilometre | 59.53 hectares per square kilometre | 1.42 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 58.33 hectares per square kilometre | 60.27 hectares per square kilometre | 1.94 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 58.34 hectares per square kilometre | 60.88 hectares per square kilometre | 2.54 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 58.08 hectares per square kilometre | 60.92 hectares per square kilometre | 2.85 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 58.07 hectares per square kilometre | 60.61 hectares per square kilometre | 2.54 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 58.16 hectares per square kilometre | 60.37 hectares per square kilometre | 2.21 hectares per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 58.67 hectares per square kilometre | 60.05 hectares per square kilometre | 1.39 hectares per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or India?
- India, at 60.06 hectares per square kilometre against 58.44 hectares per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and India?
- 1.62 hectares per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd and India ranks 39th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.