Total agricultural land use per person in India
India: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.1215 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1215
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
158th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5048
in 1840
All-time low
0.1215
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in India, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1215 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in India peaked at 0.5048 in 1840 and was at its lowest, 0.1215, in 2025.
India ranks 158th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural land use per person in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2604 | — |
| 1100 | 0.258 | -0.9% |
| 1200 | 0.2556 | -0.9% |
| 1300 | 0.2532 | -0.9% |
| 1400 | 0.2509 | -0.9% |
| 1500 | 0.2486 | -0.9% |
| 1600 | 0.2463 | -0.9% |
| 1700 | 0.244 | -0.9% |
| 1710 | 0.2558 | +4.8% |
| 1720 | 0.2683 | +4.9% |
| 1730 | 0.2816 | +4.9% |
| 1740 | 0.2957 | +5.0% |
| 1750 | 0.3107 | +5.1% |
| 1760 | 0.3266 | +5.1% |
| 1770 | 0.3434 | +5.2% |
| 1780 | 0.3614 | +5.2% |
| 1790 | 0.3804 | +5.3% |
| 1800 | 0.4007 | +5.3% |
| 1810 | 0.4222 | +5.4% |
| 1820 | 0.4534 | +7.4% |
| 1830 | 0.4623 | +2.0% |
| 1840 | 0.5048 | +9.2% |
| 1850 | 0.4963 | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.4793 | -3.4% |
| 1870 | 0.464 | -3.2% |
| 1880 | 0.4686 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4385 | -6.4% |
| 1900 | 0.4373 | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.4763 | +8.9% |
| 1920 | 0.4817 | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.4705 | -2.3% |
| 1940 | 0.4421 | -6.0% |
| 1950 | 0.4146 | -6.2% |
| 1951 | 0.4128 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.4108 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4085 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.406 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4034 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4005 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3975 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3944 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 0.3911 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3876 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.38 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3756 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3673 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3609 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3545 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3479 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3412 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3351 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3269 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3203 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3121 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.305 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2993 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2934 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2876 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2805 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2738 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2689 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2627 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2564 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2506 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2453 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2394 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2354 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2302 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2249 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2204 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2152 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2112 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2068 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2028 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1986 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1948 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1909 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.187 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1832 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1803 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1771 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1742 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1712 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.168 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1654 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1625 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1602 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1575 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.155 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1526 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1505 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1486 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1462 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1443 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1424 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1406 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1389 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1371 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1353 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1333 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1316 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.13 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1281 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1268 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1256 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1241 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1228 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1215 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2604 | 0.2604 | 0.2604 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.258 | 0.258 | 0.258 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2556 | 0.2556 | 0.2556 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2532 | 0.2532 | 0.2532 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2509 | 0.2509 | 0.2509 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2486 | 0.2486 | 0.2486 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2463 | 0.2463 | 0.2463 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.244 | 0.244 | 0.244 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2558 | 0.2558 | 0.2558 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2683 | 0.2683 | 0.2683 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2816 | 0.2816 | 0.2816 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2957 | 0.2957 | 0.2957 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3107 | 0.3107 | 0.3107 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3266 | 0.3266 | 0.3266 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3434 | 0.3434 | 0.3434 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3614 | 0.3614 | 0.3614 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3804 | 0.3804 | 0.3804 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4007 | 0.4007 | 0.4007 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4222 | 0.4222 | 0.4222 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4534 | 0.4534 | 0.4534 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4623 | 0.4623 | 0.4623 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5048 | 0.5048 | 0.5048 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4963 | 0.4963 | 0.4963 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4793 | 0.4793 | 0.4793 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.464 | 0.464 | 0.464 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4686 | 0.4686 | 0.4686 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4385 | 0.4385 | 0.4385 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4373 | 0.4373 | 0.4373 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4763 | 0.4763 | 0.4763 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4817 | 0.4817 | 0.4817 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4705 | 0.4705 | 0.4705 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4421 | 0.4421 | 0.4421 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.404 | 0.3911 | 0.4146 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3577 | 0.3269 | 0.3876 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2904 | 0.2627 | 0.3203 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2329 | 0.2112 | 0.2564 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1896 | 0.1742 | 0.2068 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1592 | 0.1486 | 0.1712 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.138 | 0.13 | 0.1462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1248 | 0.1215 | 0.1281 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1268 compare
- 156 Viet Nam 0.1258 compare
- 157 Sri Lanka 0.1226 compare
- 159 Philippines 0.1082 compare
- 160 Suriname 0.1038 compare
- 161 Netherlands 0.102 compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
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- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in India?
- Total agricultural land use per person in India was 0.1215 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5048 in 1840.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1215 in 2025.
- How does India rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- India ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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