Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 16.2 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in India stood at 16.2 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 16.2 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.67 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.67 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 12.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 12.26 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 11.93 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 11.86 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 12.26 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 12.43 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 12.67 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 12.64 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 12.7 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 12.34 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 12.88 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 12.74 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 13.28 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 12.95 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 13.55 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 13.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.26 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 13.5 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 13.69 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 12.87 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 13.87 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 13.84 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.84 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 13.05 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 14.04 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 14.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 14.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 14.32 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 14.11 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 14.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.41 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 14.4 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.52 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 14.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 14.83 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 15.23 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 15.11 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 15.01 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.23 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 14.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.03 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 14.42 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 14.77 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 14.69 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.22 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.24 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 14.24 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.12 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 14.39 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 14.56 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.97 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.78 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.69 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.63 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.93 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.53 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.14 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 15.62 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 15.35 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.2 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 16.2 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2899 ha per square kilometre, 55.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- India's 16.2 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.2 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.13 ha per square kilometre | 11.67 ha per square kilometre | 12.67 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13 ha per square kilometre | 12.34 ha per square kilometre | 13.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.67 ha per square kilometre | 12.87 ha per square kilometre | 14.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.49 ha per square kilometre | 14.11 ha per square kilometre | 15.23 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6 ha per square kilometre | 14.03 ha per square kilometre | 15.22 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.69 ha per square kilometre | 14.24 ha per square kilometre | 15.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.58 ha per square kilometre | 15.14 ha per square kilometre | 16.2 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in India?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 16.2 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.67 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.