What is cropland per person over the long term in India?

Cropland per person over the long term in India was 0.1143 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in India?

The highest recorded value was 0.4876 in 1840.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 in 2025.

How does India rank for cropland per person over the long term?

India ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this India data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in India

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in India
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

India: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.1143 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1143

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

122nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.4876

in 1840

All-time low

0.1143

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in India, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in India stood at 0.1143. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in India peaked at 0.4876 in 1840 and was at its lowest, 0.1143, in 2025.

India ranks 122nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.2432	0.2432	0.2432	1
1100s	0.2408	0.2408	0.2408	1
1200s	0.2384	0.2384	0.2384	1
1300s	0.236	0.236	0.236	1
1400s	0.2337	0.2337	0.2337	1
1500s	0.2314	0.2314	0.2314	1
1600s	0.2291	0.2291	0.2291	1
1700s	0.2268	0.2268	0.2268	1
1710s	0.2386	0.2386	0.2386	1
1720s	0.2511	0.2511	0.2511	1
1730s	0.2644	0.2644	0.2644	1
1740s	0.2785	0.2785	0.2785	1
1750s	0.2934	0.2934	0.2934	1
1760s	0.3093	0.3093	0.3093	1
1770s	0.3262	0.3262	0.3262	1
1780s	0.3442	0.3442	0.3442	1
1790s	0.3632	0.3632	0.3632	1
1800s	0.3835	0.3835	0.3835	1
1810s	0.405	0.405	0.405	1
1820s	0.4362	0.4362	0.4362	1
1830s	0.4451	0.4451	0.4451	1
1840s	0.4876	0.4876	0.4876	1
1850s	0.4791	0.4791	0.4791	1
1860s	0.4621	0.4621	0.4621	1
1870s	0.4468	0.4468	0.4468	1
1880s	0.4514	0.4514	0.4514	1
1890s	0.4213	0.4213	0.4213	1
1900s	0.4201	0.4201	0.4201	1
1910s	0.4591	0.4591	0.4591	1
1920s	0.4644	0.4644	0.4644	1
1930s	0.4531	0.4531	0.4531	1
1940s	0.4247	0.4247	0.4247	1
1950s	0.38	0.3614	0.3969	10
1960s	0.3293	0.3027	0.3569	10
1970s	0.2699	0.2452	0.2971	10
1980s	0.2177	0.1979	0.2393	10
1990s	0.1779	0.1636	0.194	10
2000s	0.1498	0.1401	0.1609	10
2010s	0.1301	0.1226	0.1377	10
2020s	0.1175	0.1143	0.1207	6

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More agriculture & rural data for India

Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Rural population 64.3% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in India?: Cropland per person over the long term in India was 0.1143 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.4876 in 1840.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 in 2025.
How does India rank for cropland per person over the long term?: India ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026