Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) in India
India: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) was 0.1028 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate in India, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in India is 0.1028 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.4% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in India peaked at 14 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -11.11 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places India 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -5.42 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -160.1% |
| 1964 | -0.5044 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 1965 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -979.4% |
| 1966 | 12.74 % change on previous year | +187.3% |
| 1967 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 1968 | 10.54 % change on previous year | +143.1% |
| 1969 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 1970 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -209.4% |
| 1971 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4356 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 1973 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +546.1% |
| 1974 | 5.98 % change on previous year | +112.5% |
| 1975 | 6.62 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1977 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -141.3% |
| 1978 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -186.1% |
| 1979 | 10.06 % change on previous year | +466.8% |
| 1980 | -10.39 % change on previous year | -203.2% |
| 1981 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1982 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +185.5% |
| 1983 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -211.9% |
| 1984 | 6.07 % change on previous year | -239.1% |
| 1985 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1986 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -404.9% |
| 1987 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 1988 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -320.9% |
| 1989 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0523 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 1991 | -0.239 % change on previous year | +357.4% |
| 1992 | 14 % change on previous year | -5957.7% |
| 1993 | 6.16 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1994 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -280.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6194 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1996 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +262.9% |
| 1997 | 10.59 % change on previous year | +371.3% |
| 1998 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 1999 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -260.6% |
| 2000 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 2001 | -5.93 % change on previous year | -582.3% |
| 2002 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 2003 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 9.65 % change on previous year | +243.4% |
| 2005 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 2006 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2007 | 9.52 % change on previous year | +421.9% |
| 2008 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2009 | 2 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 2010 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5352 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 2012 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +293.6% |
| 2013 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 2014 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.48 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2018 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -195.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0884 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 2020 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -5360.2% |
| 2021 | 8.98 % change on previous year | -292.9% |
| 2022 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 2023 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -456.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1028 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1028 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1903 % change on previous year, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1028 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0986 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +5957.7% | -0.239 % change on previous year | 14 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -5360.2% | 0.0884 % change on previous year | -4.65 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3 % change on previous year | -5.42 % change on previous year | 12.74 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.23 % change on previous year | -5.44 % change on previous year | 10.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2499 % change on previous year | -10.39 % change on previous year | 6.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 % change on previous year | -11.11 % change on previous year | 14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 % change on previous year | -5.93 % change on previous year | 9.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 % change on previous year | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 % change on previous year | -4.65 % change on previous year | 8.98 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 94 Kiribati 0.2778 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Somalia 0.2502 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Niue 0.1616 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Bangladesh 0.0945 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Libya 0.0643 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Singapore 0 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year compare
- 100 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.124 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1139 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.121 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in India?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in India was 0.1028 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 14 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.11 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does India rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.