What is land area in India?

Land area in India was 2.97 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in India?

The highest recorded value was 2.97 million sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 2.97 million sq. km in 1961.

How does India rank for land area?

India ranks 7th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this India data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in India

Name: Land area in India
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

India: Land area was 2.97 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2.97 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

7th

of 216 countries

All-time high

2.97 million sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

2.97 million sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in India, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in India is 2.97 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in India peaked at 2.97 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.97 million sq. km, in 1961.

India ranks 7th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Land area in India, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in India, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	2.97 million sq. km	—
1962	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
1999	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2001	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2010	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2014	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2015	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2018	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2021	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%
2023	2.97 million sq. km	+0.0%

India compared with similar countries

India's 2.97 million sq. km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,530 sq. km, 15.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
India's 2.97 million sq. km is above the median for South Asia, which is 95,920 sq. km, 31.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	9
1970s	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	10
1980s	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	10
1990s	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	10
2000s	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	10
2010s	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	10
2020s	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near India

4 Canada 8.79 million sq. km compare
5 Brazil 8.36 million sq. km compare
6 Australia 7.69 million sq. km compare
8 Argentina 2.74 million sq. km compare
9 Kazakhstan 2.70 million sq. km compare
10 Algeria 2.38 million sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in India?: Land area in India was 2.97 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 2.97 million sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 2.97 million sq. km in 1961.
How does India rank for land area?: India ranks 7th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.