Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in India
India: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.121 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.121 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in India peaked at 0.3995 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.121 hectares per person, in 2025.
India ranks 152nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3995 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3901 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3843 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3747 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3671 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3599 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.353 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3461 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3398 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3316 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3248 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3173 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3106 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3051 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.299 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2927 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2858 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2791 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2742 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2679 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2612 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2553 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2499 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2437 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2394 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2337 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2282 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2235 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.218 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2136 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2089 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2046 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2001 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.196 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.192 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1878 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1837 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1805 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.177 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1738 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1705 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1669 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.164 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1609 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1583 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1555 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1529 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1483 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1465 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.144 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.142 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.14 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1382 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1365 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1349 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1332 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1313 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1298 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1284 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1268 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1257 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1247 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1234 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1222 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.121 hectares per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3646 hectares per person | 0.3316 hectares per person | 0.3995 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2957 hectares per person | 0.2679 hectares per person | 0.3248 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2366 hectares per person | 0.2136 hectares per person | 0.2612 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1904 hectares per person | 0.1738 hectares per person | 0.2089 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1574 hectares per person | 0.1465 hectares per person | 0.1705 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.1284 hectares per person | 0.144 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.124 hectares per person | 0.121 hectares per person | 0.1268 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.124 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1139 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in India?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in India was 0.121 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3995 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does India rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- India ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.