Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1653 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1653 ha per square kilometre for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.167 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.042 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 15th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0605 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0639 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0689 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0757 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0874 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0935 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0962 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1029 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0943 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0885 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0825 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0771 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1464 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1545 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1577 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.167 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1653 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1653 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0323 ha per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 | +30.7% | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0516 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0605 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0713 ha per square kilometre | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0917 ha per square kilometre | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0893 ha per square kilometre | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | 0.0771 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0888 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | 0.1464 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1611 ha per square kilometre | 0.1545 ha per square kilometre | 0.167 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 12 Malta 0.2125 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Malawi 0.2074 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Barbados 0.1767 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Central African Republic 0.1282 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 0.1214 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1182 ha per square kilometre compare
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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in India?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 0.1653 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.167 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.042 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.