Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India
India: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.98 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in India is 1.98 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in India peaked at 1.98 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6885 ha per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places India 10th out of 137 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8116 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.826 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7541 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7564 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8755 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9539 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7739 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6885 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8517 ha per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9243 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8795 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.804 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8246 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9256 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9734 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.929 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.964 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8779 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8969 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9933 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9626 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8102 ha per square kilometre | 0.6885 ha per square kilometre | 0.9539 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9323 ha per square kilometre | 0.804 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.8779 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.56 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 2.37 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Guatemala 2.25 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Belgium 1.84 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Belize 1.72 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Fiji 1.69 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in India?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in India was 1.98 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6885 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does India rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 10th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.