Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0083 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in India is 0.0083 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.0208 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 ha per person, in 2003.
India ranks 15th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0207 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0203 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0208 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0202 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0188 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0182 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0187 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0165 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0168 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0162 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0162 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0154 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0145 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0139 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.013 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0143 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0141 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0135 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0133 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0125 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.012 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0114 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0118 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0103 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0103 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.01 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.009 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0104 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0097 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0097 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 ha per person | -10.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0083 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 ha per person, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0083 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0043 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.019 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.0208 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- 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)
- 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0083 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0208 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 ha per person in 2003.
- How does India rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 15th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.