Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in India
India: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0742 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0742 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in India peaked at 0.2066 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0687 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places India 72nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2066 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2052 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1999 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1968 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1903 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1852 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1878 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1891 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1889 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1839 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1786 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1719 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1779 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1665 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1658 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1621 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1591 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1542 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1514 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1499 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1403 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1446 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1393 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1347 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1316 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1219 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1252 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.123 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1185 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1144 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1092 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1079 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1066 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1037 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1018 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1004 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0991 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0977 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0975 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0924 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0873 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0882 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0856 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0852 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0845 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0845 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0828 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0796 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0802 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0763 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0757 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0761 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0752 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0739 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0728 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0707 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0687 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0718 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0713 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0696 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0721 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0742 hectares per person | +2.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0742 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0742 hectares per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0636 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1944 hectares per person | 0.1852 hectares per person | 0.2066 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1682 hectares per person | 0.1542 hectares per person | 0.1839 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1362 hectares per person | 0.1219 hectares per person | 0.1514 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1059 hectares per person | 0.0977 hectares per person | 0.1185 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0868 hectares per person | 0.08 hectares per person | 0.0975 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0749 hectares per person | 0.0687 hectares per person | 0.0802 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0718 hectares per person | 0.0696 hectares per person | 0.0742 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in India?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in India was 0.0742 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2066 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0687 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does India rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- India ranks 72nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.