India vs United States: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

India
-0.6%
in 2023
United States
-0.5%
in 2023
India rank
147th
United States rank
146th

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • India
  • United States
-4-2024197119972023

How they compare

United States currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

India ranks 147th and United States ranks 146th of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1970s 1.3% -1.7% 3.0% India
1980s 1.0% -0.6% 1.6% India
1990s 0.1% -2.1% 2.2% India
2000s -0.5% -1.5% 1.0% India
2010s -0.4% 2.5% 2.9% United States
2020s -0.6% 0.2% 0.8% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, India or United States?
United States, at -0.5% against -0.6% in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between India and United States?
0.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do India and United States rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
India ranks 147th and United States ranks 146th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.