Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in India
India: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in India is 0.0018 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.0021 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per person, in 2001.
That places India 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.002 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.002 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.002 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in India?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 2001.
- How does India rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- India ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, 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.