Rice — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0348 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in India is 0.0348 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.0781 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0311 ha per person, in 2019.
India ranks 17th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0777 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0781 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0765 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0761 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0724 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0704 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0712 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0707 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0706 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0689 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0677 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0643 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0656 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0635 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0646 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0615 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0629 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0617 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0587 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0584 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0578 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0531 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0559 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0545 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0532 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0521 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.048 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0504 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0498 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0494 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0482 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0465 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0456 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0455 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0446 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0441 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0435 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0433 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0436 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0425 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0414 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0386 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0379 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0367 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0371 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0375 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0367 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0375 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.034 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0357 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0335 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0334 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0339 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0331 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0325 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.032 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0323 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0311 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0321 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0328 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.032 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0335 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0348 ha per person | +3.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0348 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per person, 6.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0348 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0479 ha per person, 73% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0737 ha per person | 0.0704 ha per person | 0.0781 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0639 ha per person | 0.0587 ha per person | 0.0689 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0533 ha per person | 0.048 ha per person | 0.0584 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0454 ha per person | 0.0433 ha per person | 0.0494 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.038 ha per person | 0.0345 ha per person | 0.0425 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0331 ha per person | 0.0311 ha per person | 0.0357 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0331 ha per person | 0.032 ha per person | 0.0348 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0348 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0781 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0311 ha per person in 2019.
- How does India rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.