Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0429 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0429 ha per square kilometre for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 211.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0429 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 23rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0429 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +65.9% | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.024 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +27.5% | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 20 Tajikistan 0.0484 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Israel 0.0456 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0432 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 North Macedonia 0.0421 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0385 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0378 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in India?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 0.0429 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0429 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 23rd out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.