Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.8903 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in India is 0.8903 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.8903 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2583 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places India 39th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2731 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2583 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2667 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2654 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2771 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3125 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.326 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3604 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3783 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3577 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3475 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.349 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3588 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3803 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4055 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4257 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4169 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4243 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.467 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4185 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4242 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4408 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4215 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4471 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4529 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4351 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4289 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4425 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4505 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4503 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4492 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5121 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5436 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4833 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4862 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4972 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5498 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5361 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5576 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5645 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.531 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5483 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6181 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6397 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6514 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7134 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7362 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.751 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7353 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7392 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7548 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7773 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7948 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8123 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8324 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8526 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8329 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8336 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7949 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8567 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8903 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.302 ha per square kilometre | 0.2583 ha per square kilometre | 0.3783 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3933 ha per square kilometre | 0.3475 ha per square kilometre | 0.467 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4362 ha per square kilometre | 0.4185 ha per square kilometre | 0.4529 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5065 ha per square kilometre | 0.4492 ha per square kilometre | 0.5576 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6317 ha per square kilometre | 0.531 ha per square kilometre | 0.751 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7965 ha per square kilometre | 0.7353 ha per square kilometre | 0.8526 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.852 ha per square kilometre | 0.7949 ha per square kilometre | 0.8903 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 0.9547 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Madagascar 0.943 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Liberia 0.9161 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8885 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Grenada 0.8765 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Eswatini 0.8622 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in India?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 0.8903 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8903 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2583 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does India rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 39th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.