Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0193 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in India stood at 0.0193 ha per person.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.0533 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 ha per person, in 2008.
That places India 21st out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0533 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0525 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0517 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0509 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0482 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0446 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0438 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.043 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0399 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.041 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0399 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0388 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0378 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0387 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0366 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0379 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.036 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0358 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0346 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0333 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0316 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0325 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0311 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0299 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0306 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0278 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0266 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0276 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0271 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0415 ha per person | +53.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0391 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0361 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0344 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0347 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.028 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0223 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0223 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0221 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0208 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0189 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0194 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0199 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0203 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0192 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0202 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0182 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0186 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.02 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0182 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0182 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.019 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0187 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0208 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0213 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0223 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0201 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0199 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0208 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0201 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0198 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0193 ha per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0476 ha per person | 0.0399 ha per person | 0.0533 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0377 ha per person | 0.0346 ha per person | 0.041 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0303 ha per person | 0.0266 ha per person | 0.0333 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0308 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0415 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0195 ha per person | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0208 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0199 ha per person | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0223 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 0.0208 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0193 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0533 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 ha per person in 2008.
- How does India rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 21st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Pulses, Total — 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.